Inter-hemispheric comparison of bottom-up effects on community structure: Insights revealed using the comparative-experimental approach Bruce A. MengeEric SanfordJane Lubchenco Original Article Pages: 1 - 16
Seed dispersal by Japanese marten Martes melampus in the subalpine shrubland of northern Japan Tatsuya Otani Original Article Pages: 29 - 38
Estimating colony locations of bumble bees with moving average model Hiroshi NakamuraYukihiko Toquenaga Original Article Pages: 39 - 48
Trophic polymorphism in introduced bluegill in Japan Ryuji YonekuraKatsuki NakaiMasahide Yuma Original Article Pages: 49 - 57
What makes a species vulnerable to extinction? Comparative life-history traits of two sympatric snakes Jonathan K. WebbBarry W. BrookRichard Shine Original Article Pages: 59 - 67
Distribution of cave-dwelling bats and conservation status of underground habitats in the Istanbul area Andrzej FurmanArpat Özgül Original Article Pages: 69 - 77
Distribution and abundance of spotted seals Phoca largha and ribbon seals Phoca fasciata in the southern Sea of Okhotsk Ayako W. MizunoAkihiko WadaNorioriyuki Ohtaishi Original Article Pages: 79 - 96
Characteristics of gas exchange and morphology of a spring ephemeral, Erythronium japonicum, in comparison with a sun plant, Glycine max Shinichi SawadaToshiaki KatoMinobu Kasai Original Article Pages: 97 - 108
Reduced soil contributes to the anomalous occupation of dwarf communities in N-richer habitats in a cool-temperate mire Takatoshi NakamuraKazuo YabeShigeru Uemura Original Article Pages: 109 - 117
New method of monitoring remote wildlife via the Internet Masatoshi YasudaKazuto Kawakami Technical Report Pages: 119 - 124
Warming effects on shoot developmental growth and biomass production in sympatric evergreen alpine dwarf shrubs Empetrum nigrum and Loiseleuria procumbens Naoya WadaMasaki ShimonoSatoru Kojima Note and Comment Pages: 125 - 132