Tree species diversity mitigates disturbance impacts on the forest carbon cycle Mariana Silva PedroWerner RammerRupert Seidl Highlighted Student Research 21 December 2014 Pages: 619 - 630
Reduced microsatellite heterozygosity does not affect natal dispersal in three contrasting roe deer populations Cécile VanpéLucie DebeffeJean-Michel Gaillard Behavioral ecology - Original research 12 November 2014 Pages: 631 - 643
Testing the nutritional-limitation, predator-avoidance, and storm-avoidance hypotheses for restricted sea otter habitat use in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska Nathan L. StewartBrenda KonarM. Tim Tinker Behavioral ecology - Original research 22 November 2014 Pages: 645 - 655
Sex-specific effects of parasitism on survival and reproduction of a rodent host in a subtropical montane region Hsuan-Yi LoPei-Jen L. Shaner Behavioral ecology –original research 23 November 2014 Pages: 657 - 667
Life history trait differentiation and local adaptation in invasive populations of Ambrosia artemisiifolia in China Xiao-Meng LiDeng-Ying SheWan-Jin Liao Population ecology - Original research 02 November 2014 Pages: 669 - 677
Mechanisms of density dependence in ducks: importance of space and per capita food Petri NummiSari HolopainenHannu Pöysä Population ecology - Original research 15 November 2014 Pages: 679 - 688
Post-burning regeneration of the Chaco seasonally dry forest: germination response of dominant species to experimental heat shock Pedro JaureguiberrySandra Díaz Population ecology - Original research 25 November 2014 Pages: 689 - 699
Drought stress affects plant metabolites and herbivore preference but not host location by its parasitoids Berhane T. WeldegergisFeng ZhuMarcel Dicke Plant-microbe-animal interactions - Original research 05 November 2014 Pages: 701 - 713
Benefits of gregarious feeding by aposematic caterpillars depend on group age structure Stuart A. CampbellMichael Stastny Plant-microbe-animal interactions - Original research 16 November 2014 Pages: 715 - 721
Soil-borne pathogens restrict the recruitment of a subtropical tree: a distance-dependent effect Meng XuYongfan WangShixiao Yu Community ecology - Original research 31 October 2014 Pages: 723 - 732
Measuring habitat heterogeneity reveals new insights into bird community composition Ingrid A. StirnemannKaren IkinDavid B. Lindenmayer Community ecology - Original research 07 November 2014 Pages: 733 - 746
Impact of plant species evenness, dominant species identity and spatial arrangement on the structure and functioning of soil microbial communities in a model grassland L. MassaccesiR. D. BardgettK. H. Orwin Community ecology - Original research 19 November 2014 Pages: 747 - 759
Abundance and phenology patterns of two pond-breeding salamanders determine species interactions in natural populations Thomas L. AndersonDaniel J. HockingRaymond D. Semlitsch Community ecology - Original research 21 November 2014 Pages: 761 - 773
Effects of predation risk across a latitudinal temperature gradient Catherine M. MatassaGeoffrey C. Trussell Community ecology - Original research 30 November 2014 Pages: 775 - 784
Replacement of a dominant viral pathogen by a fungal pathogen does not alter the collapse of a regional forest insect outbreak Ann E. HajekPatrick C. TobinKyle J. Haynes Community ecology - Original research 16 December 2014 Pages: 785 - 797
The invasive annual cheatgrass increases nitrogen availability in 24-year-old replicated field plots John M. StarkJeanette M. Norton Ecosystem ecology - Original research 11 October 2014 Pages: 799 - 809
Increase in soil stable carbon isotope ratio relates to loss of organic carbon: results from five long-term bare fallow experiments Lorenzo MenichettiSabine HouotAlf Ekblad Ecosystem ecology - Original research 25 October 2014 Pages: 811 - 821
Food web efficiency differs between humic and clear water lake communities in response to nutrients and light C. L. FaithfullP. MathisenT. Vrede Ecosystem ecology - Original research 06 November 2014 Pages: 823 - 835
Growth and stoichiometry of a common aquatic detritivore respond to changes in resource stoichiometry Chris L. FullerMichelle A. Evans-WhiteSally A. Entrekin Ecosystem ecology - Original research 27 November 2014 Pages: 837 - 848
Climate change affects low trophic level marine consumers: warming decreases copepod size and abundance Jessica GarzkeStefanie M. H. IsmarUlrich Sommer Global change ecology - Original research 21 November 2014 Pages: 849 - 860
Net carbon flux of dead wood in forests of the Eastern US C. W. WoodallM. B. RussellG. M. Domke Global change ecology - Original research 28 November 2014 Pages: 861 - 874
CO2 alters community composition and response to nutrient enrichment of freshwater phytoplankton Etienne Low-DécarieGraham BellGregor F. Fussmann Global change ecology - Original research 28 November 2014 Pages: 875 - 883
General patterns of acclimation of leaf respiration to elevated temperatures across biomes and plant types Martijn SlotKaoru Kitajima Global change ecology - Original research 07 December 2014 Pages: 885 - 900
Evidence of a salt refuge: chytrid infection loads are suppressed in hosts exposed to salt M. P. StockwellJ. ClulowM. J. Mahony Conservation ecology - Original research 23 November 2014 Pages: 901 - 910
Intraspecific variations in dispersal ability of saproxylic beetles in fragmented forest patches C. BougetA. BrinF. Archaux Conservation ecology - Original research 27 November 2014 Pages: 911 - 920