Keystone mutualism strengthens top–down effects by recruiting large-bodied ants Robert E. ClarkMichael S. Singer Highlighted Student Research 06 January 2018 Pages: 601 - 610
Biogeographic differences in soil biota promote invasive grass response to nutrient addition relative to co-occurring species despite lack of belowground enemy release Arthur A. D. BroadbentCarly J. StevensKate H. Orwin Highlighted Student Research 05 February 2018 Pages: 611 - 620
A natural history model of New England salt marsh die-off Thomas M. PettengillSinéad M. CrottyMark D. Bertness Concepts, Reviews and Syntheses 22 January 2018 Pages: 621 - 632
Phosphorus allocation and phosphatase activity in grasses with different growth rates Leandro Bittencourt de OliveiraAnderson Cesar Ramos MarquesFernando Teixeira Nicoloso Physiological ecology - original research 13 January 2018 Pages: 633 - 643
Combined effects of predator cues and competition define habitat choice and food consumption of amphipod mesograzers Jan BeermannKarin BoosAna Carolina Peralta Behavioral ecology – original research Open access 15 January 2018 Pages: 645 - 654
Gut shuttle service: endozoochory of dispersal-limited soil fauna by gastropods Manfred TürkeMarkus LangeNico Eisenhauer Behavioral ecology –original research 19 January 2018 Pages: 655 - 664
Hoopoe males experience intra-seasonal while females experience inter-seasonal reproductive costs Floriane PlardRaphaël ArlettazMichael Schaub Population ecology – original research 16 December 2017 Pages: 665 - 675
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and associated microbial communities from dry grassland do not improve plant growth on abandoned field soil Hana PánkováClémentine LepinayZuzana Münzbergová Population ecology – original research 10 January 2018 Pages: 677 - 689
Indirect effects of mutualism: ant–treehopper associations deter pollinators and reduce reproduction in a tropical shrub Javier Ibarra-IsassiPaulo S. Oliveira Plant-microbe-animal interactions - original research 15 December 2017 Pages: 691 - 701
Plants eavesdrop on cues produced by snails and induce costly defenses that affect insect herbivores John L. OrrockBrian M. ConnollySimon Gilroy Plant-microbe-animal interactions - original research 16 January 2018 Pages: 703 - 710
Time-lagged intraspecific competition in temporally separated cohorts of a generalist insect Elizabeth E. BarnesShannon M. Murphy Plant-microbe-animal interactions - original research 30 January 2018 Pages: 711 - 718
Species’ traits do not converge on optimum values in preferred habitats Rachel M. MitchellJustin P. WrightGreg M. Ames Community ecology – original research 13 December 2017 Pages: 719 - 729
Patterns in spatial distribution and root trait syndromes for ecto and arbuscular mycorrhizal temperate trees in a mixed broadleaf forest Oscar J. Valverde-BarrantesKurt A. SmemoChristopher B. Blackwood Community ecology – original research 14 December 2017 Pages: 731 - 741
Octocoral co-infection as a balance between host immunity and host environment Allison M. TracyErnesto WeilC. Drew Harvell Community ecology – original research 26 December 2017 Pages: 743 - 753
Interplay between r- and K-strategists leads to phytoplankton underyielding under pulsed resource supply Lydia A. PapanikolopoulouEvangelia SmetiSofie Spatharis Community ecology – original research 03 January 2018 Pages: 755 - 764
Decoupled dimensions of leaf economic and anti-herbivore defense strategies in a tropical canopy tree community K. McManus ChauvinG. P. AsnerC. B. Field Community ecology – original research 04 January 2018 Pages: 765 - 782
Functional traits can improve our understanding of niche- and dispersal-based processes Feng JiangYanhan XunGuangze Jin Community ecology – original research 10 January 2018 Pages: 783 - 792
Linking intraspecific trait variability and spatial patterns of subtropical trees En-Rong YanLiu-Li ZhouXiang-Yu Liu Community ecology – original research 17 January 2018 Pages: 793 - 803
Shifts in the importance of the species pool and environmental controls of epiphytic bryophyte richness across multiple scales Nagore G. MedinaMatthew A. BowkerFrancisco Lara Community ecology – original research 18 January 2018 Pages: 805 - 816
Superpredator proximity and landscape characteristics alters nest site selection and breeding success of a subordinate predator Fidelis Akunke AtuoTimothy John O’Connell Community ecology – original research 22 January 2018 Pages: 817 - 829
Fine-scale movement and habitat use of a prairie stream fish assemblage Casey A. PennockC. Nathan CathcartKeith B. Gido Community ecology – original research 22 January 2018 Pages: 831 - 842
The effect of tar spot pathogen on host plant carbon balance and its possible consequences on a tundra ecosystem Shota MasumotoMasaki UchidaSatoshi Imura Ecosystem ecology – original research 22 December 2017 Pages: 843 - 853
Competition between cheatgrass and bluebunch wheatgrass is altered by temperature, resource availability, and atmospheric CO2 concentration Christian D. LarsonErik A. LehnhoffLisa J. Rew Global change ecology – original research Open access 22 December 2017 Pages: 855 - 868
Latitudinal variation in responses of a forest herbivore and its egg parasitoids to experimental warming Mariana AbarcaJohn T. LillPablo Frank-Bolton Global change ecology – original research 28 December 2017 Pages: 869 - 881
A positive relationship between spring temperature and productivity in 20 songbird species in the boreal zone Kalle MellerMarkus PihaAleksi Lehikoinen Global change ecology – original research 19 January 2018 Pages: 883 - 893