Dynamics of temperate forests: An introduction Elgene O. BoxTohru NakashizukaAnton Fischer EditorialNotes Pages: 1 - 3
Impact of a strong typhoon on the structure and dynamics of an old-growth beech (Fagus crenata) forest, southwestern Japan Asuka YamashitaJunji SanoShin-Ichi Yamamoto OriginalPaper Pages: 5 - 16
Vegetation dynamics in central european forest ecosystems (near-natural as well as managed) after storm events Anton FischerMarcus LindnerPetra Lasch OriginalPaper Pages: 17 - 32
Tree species diversity in temperate and tropical forest gaps: The role of lottery recruitment Richard T. BusingNicholas Brokaw OriginalPaper Pages: 33 - 43
Coexistence of three canopy tree species in a riparian forest in the Chichibu Mountains, central Japan Hitoshi SakioMasako KuboKeiichi Ohno OriginalPaper Pages: 45 - 61
Persistence ofPseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas-fir) in temperate coniferous forests of the Pacific Northwest Coast, USA Hiroaki IshiiE. David Ford OriginalPaper Pages: 63 - 69
Primary succession of the warm-temperate broad-leaved forest on a volcanic island, Miyake-jima, Japan Takashi KamijoKanehiro KitayamaKanako Sasai OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 91
Tertiary relic deciduous forests on a humid subtropical mountain, Mt. Emei, Sichuan, China Cindy Q. TangMasahiko Ohsawa OriginalPaper Pages: 93 - 106
Structure and dynamics of southern Chilean natural forests with special reference to the relation of evergreen versus deciduous elements Renate Hildebrand-Vogel OriginalPaper Pages: 107 - 128
Weakening of climatic constraints with global warming and its consequences for evergreen broad-leaved species Gian-Reto Walther OriginalPaper Pages: 129 - 139