1. The high vulnerability of Quercus robur to drought at its southern margin paves the way for Quercus ilex

   • Morgane Urli
   • Jean-Baptiste Lamy
   • Annabel J. Porté

   OriginalPaper 21 November 2014 Pages: 177 - 187

   

2. Regeneration failure threatens persistence of Persoonia elliptica (Proteaceae) in Western Australian jarrah forests

   • Andrew P. Nield
   • Sophie Monaco
   • Neal J. Enright

   OriginalPaper 12 November 2014 Pages: 189 - 198

   

3. Do competitive interactions in dry heathlands explain plant abundance patterns and species coexistence?

   • Johannes Ransijn
   • Christian Damgaard
   • Inger Kappel Schmidt

   OriginalPaper 13 November 2014 Pages: 199 - 211

   

4. Linking patterns and processes through ecosystem engineering: effects of shrubs on microhabitat and water status of associated plants in the high tropical Andes

   • Lirey A. Ramírez
   • Fermín Rada
   • Luis D. Llambí

   OriginalPaper 20 November 2014 Pages: 213 - 225

   

5. Epigenetics: a potential mechanism for clonal plant success

   • Vladimir Douhovnikoff
   • Richard S. Dodd

   BriefCommunication 24 December 2014 Pages: 227 - 233

   

6. Smooth brome changes gross soil nitrogen cycling processes during invasion of a rough fescue grassland

   • Candace L. Piper
   • Eric G. Lamb
   • Steven D. Siciliano

   OriginalPaper 20 November 2014 Pages: 235 - 246

   

7. Litterfall, carbon and nitrogen cycling in a southern hemisphere conifer forest dominated by kauri (Agathis australis) during drought

   • Cate Macinnis-Ng
   • Luitgard Schwendenmann

   OriginalPaper 26 November 2014 Pages: 247 - 262

   

8. Ground cover species selection to manage common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) in roadside edge of highway

   • Jichul Bae
   • Chaeho Byun
   • Diane L. Benoit

   OriginalPaper 27 November 2014 Pages: 263 - 271

   

9. Effects of damage and pollination on sexual and asexual reproduction in a flowering clonal plant

   • Amanda L. Buchanan

   OriginalPaper 26 November 2014 Pages: 273 - 282

   

10. Untangling interacting mechanisms of seed mass variation with elevation: insights from the comparison of inter-specific and intra-specific studies on eastern Tibetan angiosperm species

    • Wei Qi
    • Haiyan Bu
    • Guozhen Du

    OriginalPaper 28 November 2014 Pages: 283 - 292

    

11. Linking functional traits to impacts of invasive plant species: a case study

    • Mariska te Beest
    • Karen J. Esler
    • David M. Richardson

    OriginalPaper 10 December 2014 Pages: 293 - 305

    

12. Functional trait expression of grassland species shift with short- and long-term nutrient additions

    • Kimberly J. La Pierre
    • Melinda D. Smith

    OriginalPaper 02 December 2014 Pages: 307 - 318

    

13. Multiple limitations to the persistence of Trollius europaeus in a fragmented agricultural landscape in the context of metapopulation theory

    • Tristan Lemke
    • Anne Janßen
    • Stefan Porembski

    OriginalPaper 06 December 2014 Pages: 319 - 330

    

14. Water but not photosynthates integration exists between mother and daughter ramets of a root-derived clonal shrub

    • Weicheng Luo
    • Wenzhi Zhao
    • Bo Liu

    OriginalPaper 14 December 2014 Pages: 331 - 342

    

15. Do climatic and habitat conditions affect the reproductive success of an invasive tree species? An assessment of the phenology of Acacia longifolia in Portugal

    • Patrícia Fernandes
    • Cristina Antunes
    • Cristina Máguas

    OriginalPaper 21 December 2014 Pages: 343 - 355