1. Introduction to the special virtual issue on climate change

   • N. J. Enright

   Editorial 27 November 2013 Pages: 1 - 2

2. Competition and facilitation among plants for pollination: can pollinator abundance shift the plant–plant interactions?

   • Zhong-Ming Ye
   • Wen-Kui Dai
   • Chun-Feng Yang

   OriginalPaper 30 October 2013 Pages: 3 - 13

   

3. The influence of mistletoes on nutrient cycling in a semi-arid savanna, southwest Zimbabwe

   • Hilton G. T. Ndagurwa
   • John S. Dube
   • Donald Mlambo

   OriginalPaper 10 November 2013 Pages: 15 - 26

   

4. The dynamics of hollowing in annually burnt savanna trees and its effect on adult tree mortality

   • Aya Brigitte N’Dri
   • Jacques Gignoux
   • Patricia A. Werner

   OriginalPaper 15 November 2013 Pages: 27 - 37

   

5. Local and regional dominance of woody plants along an elevational gradient in a tropical montane forest of northwestern Bolivia

   • Gabriel Arellano
   • Manuel J. Macía

   OriginalPaper 09 November 2013 Pages: 39 - 54

   

6. Patterns of genotypic diversity suggest a long history of clonality and population isolation in the Australian arid zone shrub Acacia carneorum

   • Eleanor K. O’Brien
   • Andrew J. Denham
   • David J. Ayre

   OriginalPaper 30 November 2013 Pages: 55 - 71

   

7. Nutrient and secondary metabolite concentrations in a savanna are independently affected by large herbivores and shoot growth rate

   • Peter F. Scogings
   • Joakim Hjältén
   • Tuulikki Rooke

   OriginalPaper 22 November 2013 Pages: 73 - 82

   

8. Changing dominance of key plant species across a Mediterranean climate region: implications for fuel types and future fire regimes

   • Rebecca K. Gibson
   • Ross A. Bradstock
   • Don A. Driscoll

   OriginalPaper 29 November 2013 Pages: 83 - 95

   

9. Strong leaf morphological, anatomical, and physiological responses of a subtropical woody bamboo (Sinarundinaria nitida) to contrasting light environments

   • Shi-Jian Yang
   • Mei Sun
   • Kun-Fang Cao

   OriginalPaper 05 December 2013 Pages: 97 - 109

   

10. Do litter manipulations affect leaf functional traits of savanna woody plants?

    • Marina C. Scalon
    • Davi R. Rossatto
    • Augusto C. Franco

    OriginalPaper 30 November 2013 Pages: 111 - 120

    

11. Instability on steep slopes mediates tree species co-existence in a warm–temperate mixed forest

    • Takeshi Sakai
    • Hisashi Sugita
    • Tsutom Hiura

    OriginalPaper 27 November 2013 Pages: 121 - 131

    

12. The distribution of four Caragana species is related to their differential responses to drought stress

    • Xiang-Wen Fang
    • Neil C. Turner
    • Feng-Min Li

    OriginalPaper 08 December 2013 Pages: 133 - 142