From: "David W. Inouye"Subject: Journal of Ecology - Volume 86 issue 6 Journal of Ecology - Volume 86 issue 6 (December 1998) CONTENTS ESSAY REVIEW Benefits of plant diversity to ecosytems:immediate, filter and founder effects J.P. Grime STANDARD PAPERS Separating the effects of numbers of individuals sampled and competition on species diversity: an approach and example combining experiments and computationally-intense analytical methods D. Goldberg and G. Estabrook Plant foraging and dynamic competition between branches of Pinus sylvestris in contrasting light environments P. Stoll and B. Schmid Altitudinal gradients in tropical forest composition, structure and diversity in the Sierra de Mantalan T. Givnish and J.A. Vazquez G. The ecological significance of canopy seed storage in fire-prone environments: a model for non-sprouting shrubs N.J. Enright, R. Marsula, B.B. Lamont and C. Wissell The ecological significance of canopy seed storage in fire-prone environments: a model for re-sprouting shrubs N.J. Enright, R. Marsula, B.B. Lamont and C. Wissell Reconstruction of long-term successional dynamics of temperate woodland in Bialowieza Forest, Poland F.J.G. Mitchell and E. Cole Assessment of the effects of environmental change on the performance and density of Bistorta vivipara: the use of multivariate analysis and experimental manipulation O. Totland and J. Nylehn Effects of vertebrate herbivores on soil processes, plant biomass, litter accumulation and soil elevation changes in a coastal marsh M.A. Ford and J.B. Grace Abundance, distribution and life histories of grassland plants: a comparative study of 81 species O. Eriksson and A. Jakobsson Spatial and temporal variation in population size in Eichornia paniculata in ephemeral habitats: implications for metapopulation dynamics B.C. Husband and S.C.H. Barrett The relative contributions of sexual reproduction and clonal propagation in Opuntia rastrera from two habitats in the Chihuahuan desert M. Mandujano, C. Montana, I. Mendez and J. Galubov Sources of plants colonising experimentally disturbed patches in an acidic grassland R.J. Pakeman, J. Engelen and J.P. Attwood FORUM Cluster roots: some ecological considerations K.R. Skene ------------------------------------------------ Forthcoming papers (Issues 87/1 and 87/2) ESSAY REVIEW Designs for greenhouse interactions between plants D.J. Gibson, J. Connolly, D.C. Hartnett and J.D. Weidenhamer STANDARD PAPERS Experimental demography of rhizome populatations of establishing clones of Solidago altissima A.H. Meyer and B. Schmid Experimental demography of the invasion of the old-field perennial Solidago altissima - dynamics of the shoot population A.H. Meyer and B. Schmid Seed dynamics and seedling establishment in the invading perennial Solidago altissima under different experimental treatments A.H. Meyer and B. Schmid Patterns of reproductive effort in male and female shrubs of Oemleria cerasiformis: a six year study J. Antos and G.A. Allen Genet structure and determinants of clonal structure in a temperate deciduous woodland herb, Uvularia perfoliata H. Kudoh, H. Shibaike, H. Takasu, D.F. Whigham and S. Kawano A 6000 year soil pollen record of sub-alpine meadow vegetation in the Olympic Mountaians, Washington, USA D. Gavin and L.B. Brubaker Hedgerows as habitat corridors for forest herbs in central New York, USA M. Corbit, P. Marks and S. Gardescu Reproductive allocation and the long-term costs of reproduction in Spartina grandiflora. a dioecious neo-tropical shrub A.B. Nicotra Carbon and water translocation in intact Carex arenaria systems in the field T. D'Hertefeldt and I.S. Jonsdottir Forest fragmentation effects on diversity of the palm community in central Amazonia A. Scariot Range size, dispersal and niche breadth in the herbaceous flora of central England K. Thompson, K.G. Gaston and S.R. Band Demography of Bouteloua gracilis in a mixed prairie: analysis of genets and individuals J. Fair, W.K. Lauenroth and D. Coffin Gender modification and resource allocation in subdioecious Wurmbea dioica S.C.H. Barrett, A.L. Case and G.B. Peters Seedling nitrogen economy in moutain birch:implications for winter survival M. Weih and P.S. Karlsson Microhabitat dependency in a species-rich palm community in Amazonian Ecuador J.C. Svenning Differences in seedling growth behaviour among species: trait correlations and shifts along nutrient compared with rainfall gradients M. Westoby and I. Wright Classification of safe sitesfor the first plants on a primary successional glacial forefront A. Jumpponen, H. Vare, K.G. Mattson, R. Ohtonen and J.M. Trappe Late glacial-Holocene history of lowland rainforest in central Africa: a record from Kabata swamp, Ndale volcanic field, Uganda D. Taylor and R.A. Marchant Factors controling the establishment of Helianthemum squamatum, an endemic gypsophyte of semi-arid Spain A. Escudero, R. Somolinos, J.M. Olano and A. Rubio Long-term forest fire ecology and dynamics in southern Switzerland W. Tinner, P. Hubschmid, M. Wehrli, B. Amman and M. Conadera On the causes of gradients in tropical tree and liana diversity T. Givnish The density dependence of plant resonses to elevated CO2: Stand level productivity P. Wayne, A.L. Carnelli, J. Connolly and F.A. Bazzaz Altitudinal and seasonal variation of frost resistance of Fagus crenata and Betula ermanii along the Pacific slope of Mount Fuji D. Gansert, K. Backes and Y. Kakubari ****PLEASE NOTE NEW EDITORIAL AND WWW ADDRESSES **** Executive Editor: Anthony J. 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