1. Editorial

   • Hermann Remmert

   EditorialNotes Pages: 431 - 431

2. Rapid cycling of nitrogen and phosphorus from dying roots of Lolium perenne

   • W. R. Eason
   • E. I. Newman

   Original Papers Pages: 432 - 436

3. A comparative evaluation of models of cinnabar moth dynamics

   • M. P. Gillman
   • M. J. Crawley

   Original Papers Pages: 437 - 445

4. Stick insects (Phasmida) as prey of spiders: size, palatability and defence mechanisms in feeding tests

   • Wolfgang Nentwig

   Original Papers Pages: 446 - 449

5. How and why do nectar-foraging bumblebees initiate movements between inflorescences of wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa (Lamiaceae)?

   • James E. Cresswell

   Original Papers Pages: 450 - 460

6. Heavy metal accumulation (lead and cadmium) and ion exchange in three species of Sphagnaceae

   • K. Breuer
   • A. Melzer

   Original Papers Pages: 461 - 467

7. Heavy metal accumulation (lead and cadmium) and ion exchange in three species of Sphagnaceae

   • K. Breuer
   • A. Melzer

   Original Papers Pages: 468 - 473

8. Size-dependent variation of gender in high density stands of the monoecious annual, Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Asteraceae)

   • D. D. Ackerly
   • M. Jasieński

   Original Papers Pages: 474 - 477

9. Biomass production and nitrogen contents of the CAM plants Kalanchoe daigremontiana and K. tubiflora in cultures with different nitrogen and water supply

   • K. Widmann
   • G. Gebauer
   • H. Ziegler

   Original Papers Pages: 478 - 483

10. Characteristics of Encelia species differing in leaf reflectance and transpiration rate under common garden conditions

    • James R. Ehleringer
    • Craig S. Cook

    Original Papers Pages: 484 - 489

11. How portulaca seedlings avoid their neighbours

    • Ariel Novoplansky
    • Dan Cohen
    • Tsvi Sachs

    Original Papers Pages: 490 - 493

12. Seeds in droppings of tropical fruit-eating birds: importance of considering seed composition

    • Bette A. Loiselle

    Original Papers Pages: 494 - 500

13. Mating systems of two Bombacaceous trees of a neotropical moist forest

    • D. A. Murawski
    • J. L. Hamrick
    • R. B. Foster

    Original Papers Pages: 501 - 506

14. Nutrient loading of a forest soil

    • T. W. Willison
    • P. R. Splatt
    • J. M. Anderson

    Original Papers Pages: 507 - 512

15. Time course of plant-plant interactions in experimental mixtures of annuals: density, frequency, and nutrient effects

    • J. Connolly
    • P. Wayne
    • R. Murray

    Original Papers Pages: 513 - 526

16. Nest loss in capercaillie and black grouse in relation to the small rodent cycle in southeast Norway

    • P. Wegge
    • T. Storaas

    Original Papers Pages: 527 - 530

17. Is space management of female meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) related to nutritive quality of plants?

    • Jean-Marie Bergeron
    • Richard Brunet
    • Louise Jodoin

    Original Papers Pages: 531 - 536

18. Comparative demography of co-occurring introduced and native tussock grasses: persistence and potential expansion

    • David A. Pyke

    Original Papers Pages: 537 - 543

19. Nitrate reductase activity and chlorophyll content in sun leaves of subtropical Australian closed-forest (rainforest) and open-forest communities

    • G. R. Stewart
    • C. A. Gracia
    • R. L. Specht

    Original Papers Pages: 544 - 551

20. Competition in phenotypically variable and uniform populations of the tadpole shrimp Triops longicaudatus (Notostraca: Triopsidae)

    • Stephen C. Weeks
    • Clay Sassaman

    Original Papers Pages: 552 - 559

21. Plant competition for light analyzed with a multispecies canopy model

    • P. W. Barnes
    • W. Beyschlag
    • M. M. Caldwell

    Original Papers Pages: 560 - 566

22. The geographical distribution of rarity: misinterpretation of atlas methods affects some empirical conclusions

    • Thomas W. Schoener

    Short Communications Pages: 567 - 568

23. A methodological constraint influencing measurement of food intake rates in sucking predators

    • Simon D. Pollard

    Short Communications Pages: 569 - 571

24. Announcement

    Announcement Pages: 572 - 572