Can heritable traits in a single species affect an entire ecosystem? Recent studies show that
such traits in a common tree have predictable effects on community structure and ecosystem …

The evolutionary analysis of community organization is considered a major frontier in
biology. Nevertheless, current explanations for community structure exclude the effects of …

The well-known deceleration of nitrogen (N) cycling in the soil resulting from addition of
large amounts of foliar condensed tannins may require increased fine-root growth in order to …

Understanding the interactions of co‐occurring species within and across trophic levels
provides key information needed for understanding the ecological and evolutionary …

Plant secondary metabolite polymorphisms and the extended chemical phenotype Page
263 CHAPTER THIRTEEN Plant secondary metabolite polymorphisms and the extended …

Some of the most productive taxa for forestry are interspecific F 1 hybrids grown as exotics in
the tropics and subtropics. Attributes of resilience, adaptability and vigour which engender …

Root productivity likely has consequences for the composition, activity, and recovery of soil
microbial populations and the belowground processes mediated by these organisms. In …

Natural selection occurs at many levels. We evaluated selection acting on collectives at a
level of multilevel selection analysis not yet quantified: within and between clusters of …

In this issue of Écoscience, Biernaskie and Tyerman (2005) openly criticize a recent paper
on community genetics and extended phenotypes (EPs) by Whitham et al.(2003). Their …

Summary Ever since Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species” in 1859, evolution
as the essential concept for explaining the emergence of diversity and adaptability of life …