1. Facilitation associated with three contrasting shrub species in heavily grazed pastures on the eastern Tibetan Plateau

   • P. X. Li
   • B. O. Krüsi
   • F. H. Yu

   OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2011 Pages: 1 - 8

2. Interactions between Liometopum microcephalum (Formicidae) and other dominant ant species of sympatric occurrence

   • L. Petráková
   • J. Schlaghamerský

   OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2011 Pages: 9 - 17

3. Can carabidologists spot a pitfall? The non-equivalence of two components of sampling effort in pitfall-trapped ground beetles (Carabidae)

   • G. L. Lövei
   • T. Magura

   OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2011 Pages: 18 - 22

4. Disturbance, regeneration and the spatial pattern of tree species in Azorean mountain forests

   • R. B. Elias
   • E. Dias
   • F. Pereira

   OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2011 Pages: 23 - 30

5. Feeding selectivity of ichthyofauna in a tropical stream: space-time variations in trophic plasticity

   • V. S. Uieda
   • T. L. F. Pinto

   OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2011 Pages: 31 - 39

6. Cross-taxon congruence in Mediterranean temporary wetlands: vascular plants, crustaceans, and coleopterans

   • S. Bagella
   • S. Gascón
   • D. Boix

   OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2011 Pages: 40 - 50

7. Density and spatial pattern of nests in sub-Mediterranean ground-dwelling ant communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

   • G. Lőrinczi

   OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2011 Pages: 51 - 57

8. Small-mammal community structure in a South American deciduous Atlantic Forest

   • G. L. Melo
   • J. Sponchiado
   • N. C. Cáceres

   OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2011 Pages: 58 - 66

9. Effects of small canopy gaps on boreal mixedwood understory vegetation dynamics

   • L. De Grandpré
   • D. Boucher
   • D. Gagnon

   OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2011 Pages: 67 - 77

10. Possible effects of inter-specific competition on the coexistence of two parasitoid species: Trichogramma brassicae Bezdenko and Chelonus oculator (F.) (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae, Braconidae)

    • T. Cabello
    • M. Gámez
    • J. Garay

    OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2011 Pages: 78 - 88

11. Tree canopy effects on understory species abundance in high-latitude Populus tremuloides stands, Yukon, Canada

    • W. L. Strong

    OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2011 Pages: 89 - 98

12. Spatial pattern of multilocus phenotypes within a population of a tetraploid fern, Asplenium ceterach ssp. ceterach

    • V. Krízsik
    • M. Kertész

    OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2011 Pages: 99 - 107

13. Understanding the relative roles of disturbance and species interactions in shaping Mississippi River island plant communities

    • J. E. Moore
    • S. B. Franklin

    OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2011 Pages: 108 - 116

14. Abiotic and biotic changes due to spread of Brachypodium genuense (DC.) Roem. & Schult. in sub-Mediterranean meadows

    • A. Catorci
    • S. Cesaretti
    • G. Ottaviani

    OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2011 Pages: 117 - 125

15. Plant diaspore traits as indicators of mutualistic interactions in woody vegetation patches developing into a grassland-forest mosaic

    • L. D. S. Duarte
    • M. B. Carlucci
    • V. D. Pillar

    OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2011 Pages: 126 - 134

16. Can similarity theory contribute to the development of a general theory of the plant community?

    • E. Feoli
    • L. Orlóci

    Forum Open access 30 December 2011 Pages: 135 - 141

17. Book review

    • G. Szövényi

    BookReview Open access 30 December 2011 Pages: 142 - 142