
Journal of Ecology
Copyright © 2013 British Ecological SocietyA Journal of the British Ecological Society
- Edited by: David Gibson, Richard Bardgett, Mark Rees and Amy Austin
Online ISSN: 1365-2745
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking 2011:
17/131 (Ecology); 13/190 (Plant Sciences)
Impact Factor: 5.044
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Accepted Articles
The distance-decay of similarity in communities of ectomycorrhizal fungi in different ecosystems and scales
Bahram et al.
Accepted 20 May 2013![]()
Microclimate in forests with varying leaf area index and soil moisture: potential implications for seedling establishment in a changing climate
von Arx et al.
Accepted 20 May ![]()
Greener pastures? High-density feeding aggregations of green turtles precipitate species shifts in seagrass meadows
Kelkar et al.
Accepted 20 May 2013![]()
Evidence that acidification-induced declines in plant diversity and productivity are mediated by changes in below-ground communities and soil properties in a semi-arid steppe
Chen et al.
Accepted 17 May 2013![]()
The lanky and the corky: fire-escape strategies in savanna woody species
Dantas & Pausas
Accepted 16 May 2013![]()
Soil microbial community structure of range-expanding plant species differs from co-occurring natives
Morriën & Van der Putten
Accepted 16 May 2013![]()
Restoration recovers population structure and landscape genetic connectivity in a dispersal-limited ecosystem
Reynolds, Waycot & McGlathery
Accepted 3 May 2013![]()
Sex allocation, pollen limitation and masting in whitebark pine
Rapp, McIntire & Crone
Accepted 30 April 2013![]()
Changes in sex-ratios of a dioecious grass with grazing intensity: the interplay between gender traits, neighbour interactions and spatial patterns
Graff, Rositano & Aguiar
Accepted 24 April 2013![]()
Long-term seed survival and dispersal dynamics in a rodent-dispersed tree: Testing the predator satiation hypothesis and the predator dispersal hypothesis
Xiao, Zhang & Krebs
Accepted 22 April 2013![]()
Genetic basis of pathogen community structure for foundation tree species in a common garden and in the wild
Busby et al.
Accepted 19 April 2013![]()
Transgenerational effects of herbivory in a group of long-lived tree species: Maternal damage reduces offspring allocation to resistance traits, but not growth
Holeski et al.
Accepted 17 April 2013![]()
Combined effects of fragmentation and herbivory on Posidonia oceanica seagrass ecosystems
Gera et al.
Accepted 15 April 2013![]()
Effects of soil fungi, disturbance, and propagule pressure on exotic plant recruitment and establishment at home and abroad
Maron et al.
Accepted 12 April 2013![]()
Effects of native pollinator specialization, self-compatibility and flowering duration of European plant species on their invasiveness elsewhere
Chrobock et al.
Accepted 11 April 2013![]()
Fungal endophyte infection and host genetic background jointly modulate host response to an aphid-transmitted viral pathogen
Rúa, McCulley & Mitchell
Accepted 10 April 2013![]()
Logging and forest edges reduce redundancy in plant–frugivore networks in an old-growth European forest
Albrecht et al.
Accepted 10 April 2013![]()
Seed dispersal by wind: towards a conceptual framework of seed abscission and its contribution to long-distance dispersal
Pazos et al.
Accepted 5 April 2013![]()
Assessing the causes and scales of the leaf economics spectrum using venation networks in Populus tremuloides
Blonder, Violle & Enquist
Accepted 5 April 2013![]()
Does the likelihood of an Allee effect on plant fecundity depend on the type of pollinator?
Duffy, Patrick & Johnson
Accepted 5 April 2013![]()
Permafrost-driven differences in habitat quality determine plant response to gall-inducing mite herbivory
Patankar, Quinton & Baltzer
Accepted 3 April 2013![]()
Possible role of weaver ants, Oecophylla smaragdina, in shaping plant-pollinator interactions in SE Asia
Rodríguez-Gironés et al.
Accepted 26 March 2013![]()
Contrasting changes in taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity during a long-term succession: insights into assembly processes
Purschke et al.
Accepted 26 March 2013![]()
Shifts in morphological and mechanical traits compensate for performance costs of reproduction in a wave-swept seaweed
Demes et al.
Accepted 26 March 2013![]()
Plants as populations of release sites for seed dispersal: A structural-statistical analysis of the effects of competition on Raphanus raphanistrum
Kelly et al.
Accepted 22 March 2013![]()
Effects of mammalian herbivore declines on plant communities: observations and experiments in an African savanna
Young et al.
Accepted 21 March 2013![]()
Recolonizing wolves trigger a trophic cascade in Wisconsin
Callan et al.
Accepted 19 March 2013![]()
Rare species advantage? Richness of damage types due to natural enemies increases with species abundance in a wet tropical forest
Bachelot & Kobe
Accepted 18 March 2013![]()
Indirect effects and facilitation among native and non-native species promote invasion success along an environmental stress gradient
Zarnetske et al.
Accepted 15 March 2013![]()
Linking litter decomposition of above- and below-ground organs to plant-soil feedbacks worldwide
Freschet et al.
Accepted 14 March 2013![]()
Mycorrhizal abundance affects the expression of plant resistance traits and herbivore performance
Vannette & Hunter
Accepted 25 February 2013![]()
HIGHLIGHTED PAPERS
Forum articles, Biological Flora, Essay Reviews and Future Direction papers.
Editor's Choice
- Read the latest Editor's Choice from the March 2013 issue.
Selected paper: - Specialist species of wood-inhabiting fungi struggle while generalists thrive in fragmented boreal forests by Nordén et al.

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Journal of Ecology in the news
Caribou the missing piece of arctic warming puzzle (1 May 2013) - now read the recently published Journal of Ecology paper, which inspired the headline.
Gunning for Gunnera in the Irish Times on 15 March 2013 refer to the Biological Flora paper by Gioria & Osborne.
Nature Research Highlights on 26 April 2012 'Tree cover–fire feedback'. Read the paper by Trauernicht et al. online now.
Blowin' in the wind? Conservation Magazine, on 16 January 2012, summarise our Centenary Symposium Special Feature paper by Bullock et al.
BBC Nature on 23 November 2011 report findings from the paper by Padilla et al. in a photo feature "Seeds survive being eaten twice". Also featured on BBC Mundo (Spanish).
Nature Research Highlights on 7 September 2011 "Enduring herb improves with age". Read the full article by Garcia, Dahlgren and Ehrlén.
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