Volume 30, Issue 4

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July 2015

21 articles in this issue

Mass, nitrogen content, and decomposition of woody debris in forest stands affected by excreta deposited in nesting colonies of Great Cormorant
Shingo Katsumata
Satoru Hobara
Hiroshi Takeda
Original Article 14 March 2015 Pages: 555 - 561
Variation in microbial function through soil depth profiles in the Kushiro Wetland, northeastern Hokkaido, Japan
Yukiko Senga
Mikiya Hiroki
Seiichi Nohara
Original Article Open access 17 March 2015 Pages: 563 - 572
Nest-niche differentiation in two sympatric Streptopelia species from a North African agricultural area: the role of human presence
Saâd Hanane
Original Article 01 April 2015 Pages: 573 - 580
Use of ²H and ¹⁸O stable isotopes to investigate water sources for different ages of Populus euphratica along the lower Heihe River
Shubao Liu
Yaning Chen
Gonghuan Fang
Original Article 19 May 2015 Pages: 581 - 587
Response of the plant community and soil water status to alpine Kobresia meadow degradation gradients on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, China
Jing Li
Fawei Zhang
Guangmin Cao
Original Article 29 March 2015 Pages: 589 - 596
The importance of residual habitats and crop management for the conservation of birds breeding in intensive orchards
Mattia Brambilla
Giacomo Assandri
Paolo Pedrini
Original Article 03 April 2015 Pages: 597 - 604
Responses of plant community coverage to simulated warming and nitrogen addition in a desert steppe in Northern China
Zhen Wang
Yuanheng Li
Guodong Han
Original Article 22 April 2015 Pages: 605 - 614
Temporal changes in Mediterranean bird communities across fragmented and continuous forests
Dario Capizzi
Luca Luiselli
Roberto Papi
Original Article 12 April 2015 Pages: 615 - 624
Complex species distribution models of Goldcrests and Firecrests densities in Poland: are remote sensing-based predictors sufficient?
Jakub Z. Kosicki
Krystyna Stachura
Eliza Rybska
Original Article Open access 17 April 2015 Pages: 625 - 638
Changes in soil and vegetation with stabilization of dunes in a desert–oasis ecotone
Guohua Wang
Wenzhi Zhao
Fang Li
Original Article 17 April 2015 Pages: 639 - 650
Positive effects of roads on small mammals: a test of the predation release hypothesis
Richard J. Downing
Trina Rytwinski
Lenore Fahrig
Original Article 14 April 2015 Pages: 651 - 662
Combining field observations and laboratory experiments to assess the ecological preferences of Tanymastix stagnalis (L., 1758) (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) in Mediterranean temporary ponds
Carla Olmo
Déborah Fandos
Raquel Ortells
Original Article 18 April 2015 Pages: 663 - 674
Total volume of 3D small patch reefs reflected in aerial photographs can predict total species richness of coral reef damselfish assemblages on a shallow back reef
Akihisa Hattori
Takuro Shibuno
Original Article Open access 22 April 2015 Pages: 675 - 682
Trophic ecology of the European wild rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus on the Mediterranean island of Lemnos, Greece
V. J. Kontsiotis
D. E. Bakaloudis
P. Xofis
Original Article 18 April 2015 Pages: 683 - 691
Aboveground carbon dynamics following strip clear-cutting in the Peruvian Amazon
Xanic J. Rondon
David L. Gorchov
Fernando Cornejo
Original Article 08 May 2015 Pages: 693 - 703
Intra-specific variations in reaction norms of predator-induced polyphenism in the water flea Daphnia pulex
Hitoshi Miyakawa
Naoki Sugimoto
Toru Miura
Original Article 29 April 2015 Pages: 705 - 713
Small Australian desert vertebrate responses to grazing intensity during La Niña
Helen P. Waudby
Sophie Petit
Original Article 08 May 2015 Pages: 715 - 722
Coarse woody debris respiration of Japanese red pine forests in Korea: controlling factors and contribution to the ecosystem carbon cycle
Tae Kyung Yoon
Nam Jin Noh
Yowhan Son
Original Article 20 May 2015 Pages: 723 - 734
Species diversity and vegetation distribution in nebkhas of Nitraria tangutorum in the Desert Steppes of China
Hai Zhou
Wen-Zhi Zhao
Bing Liu
Original Article 16 May 2015 Pages: 735 - 744
Differential radial growth response of three coexisting dominant tree species to local and large-scale climate variability in a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest of China
Hongxin Su
Jan C. Axmacher
Weiguo Sang
Original Article 16 May 2015 Pages: 745 - 754
Erratum to: Effects of hydrologic modifications to riparian plant communities in a large river system in northern China
Chen Xiu
Michael Gerisch
Zhiyun Ouyang
Erratum 20 May 2015 Pages: 755 - 755

Volume 30, Issue 4

Mass, nitrogen content, and decomposition of woody debris in forest stands affected by excreta deposited in nesting colonies of Great Cormorant

Variation in microbial function through soil depth profiles in the Kushiro Wetland, northeastern Hokkaido, Japan

Nest-niche differentiation in two sympatric Streptopelia species from a North African agricultural area: the role of human presence

Use of ²H and ¹⁸O stable isotopes to investigate water sources for different ages of Populus euphratica along the lower Heihe River

Response of the plant community and soil water status to alpine Kobresia meadow degradation gradients on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, China

The importance of residual habitats and crop management for the conservation of birds breeding in intensive orchards

Responses of plant community coverage to simulated warming and nitrogen addition in a desert steppe in Northern China

Temporal changes in Mediterranean bird communities across fragmented and continuous forests

Complex species distribution models of Goldcrests and Firecrests densities in Poland: are remote sensing-based predictors sufficient?

Changes in soil and vegetation with stabilization of dunes in a desert–oasis ecotone

Positive effects of roads on small mammals: a test of the predation release hypothesis

Combining field observations and laboratory experiments to assess the ecological preferences of Tanymastix stagnalis (L., 1758) (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) in Mediterranean temporary ponds

Total volume of 3D small patch reefs reflected in aerial photographs can predict total species richness of coral reef damselfish assemblages on a shallow back reef

Trophic ecology of the European wild rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus on the Mediterranean island of Lemnos, Greece

Aboveground carbon dynamics following strip clear-cutting in the Peruvian Amazon

Intra-specific variations in reaction norms of predator-induced polyphenism in the water flea Daphnia pulex

Small Australian desert vertebrate responses to grazing intensity during La Niña

Coarse woody debris respiration of Japanese red pine forests in Korea: controlling factors and contribution to the ecosystem carbon cycle

Species diversity and vegetation distribution in nebkhas of Nitraria tangutorum in the Desert Steppes of China

Differential radial growth response of three coexisting dominant tree species to local and large-scale climate variability in a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest of China

Erratum to: Effects of hydrologic modifications to riparian plant communities in a large river system in northern China

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