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	1. 2877 Accesses	Correspondence A decadal view of biodiversity informatics: challenges and priorities Alex Hardisty, Dave Roberts, The Biodiversity Informatics Community BMC Ecology 2013, 13:16 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Alex Hardisty and Dave Roberts outline a grand vision for the future of biodiversity research that is based on a fully integrated e-infrastructure, following a huge community consultation effort with the Biodiversity Informatics Community.
	2. 1325 Accesses	Research article Avian blood parasite infection during the non-breeding season: an overlooked issue in declining populations? Jenny C Dunn, Simon J Goodman, Tim G Benton, Keith C Hamer BMC Ecology 2013, 13:30 (6 September 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Yellowhammers infected with the blood parasite Haemoproteus suffer a survival disadvantage and immunological challenge during the overwintering period, highlighting the need to consider the effects of sub-clinical disease in the non-breeding season for vulnerable populations.
	3. 1275 Accesses	Research article Experimental evidence for a cost of resistance to the fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, for the palmate newt, Lissotriton helveticus Hamed Cheatsazan, Ana P Lugon Gavinho de Almedia, Andrew F Russell, Camille Bonneaud BMC Ecology 2013, 13:27 (19 July 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	4. 847 Accesses	Review Forest restoration, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning Raf Aerts, Olivier Honnay BMC Ecology 2011, 11:29 (24 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Olivier Honnay and Raf Aerts discuss forest restoration from a biodiversity-ecosystem functioning perspective and identify knowledge gaps, such as understanding the role of species richness and genetic diversity in this functioning, that require further research.
	5. 815 Accesses	Research article Age-related differences in the cloacal microbiota of a wild bird species Wouter FD van Dongen, Joël White, Hanja B Brandl, Yoshan Moodley, Thomas Merkling, Sarah Leclaire, Pierrick Blanchard, Étienne Danchin, Scott A Hatch, Richard H Wagner BMC Ecology 2013, 13:11 (25 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	6. 783 Accesses	Research article Love thy neighbour: facilitation through an alternative signalling modality in plants Monica Gagliano, Michael Renton BMC Ecology 2013, 13:19 (7 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Chilli seedlings germinate better when grown in the presence of ‘good neighbour’ plants like basil even when all forms of chemical and visual signals are blocked, suggesting that an as-yet unidentified system of communication exists between plants.
	7. 743 Accesses	Research article Pollen flow and effects of population structure on selfing rates and female and male reproductive success in fragmented Magnolia stellata populations Suzuki Setsuko, Teruyoshi Nagamitsu, Nobuhiro Tomaru BMC Ecology 2013, 13:10 (22 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	8. 703 Accesses	Research article Behavioral mechanisms and morphological symptoms of zombie ants dying from fungal infection David P Hughes, Sandra B Andersen, Nigel L Hywel-Jones, Winanda Himaman, Johan Billen, Jacobus J Boomsma BMC Ecology 2011, 11:13 (9 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary When tropical carpenter ants are infected by a parasitic fungus (Ophiocordyceps unilateralis) their behavior is dramatically changed, becoming erratic and zombie-like, resulting in the ants dying at a spot that provides optimal conditions for fungal reproduction.
	9. 680 Accesses	Research article Competition between the invasive macrophyte Caulerpa taxifolia and the seagrass Posidonia oceanica: contrasting strategies Gérard Pergent, Charles-François Boudouresque, Olivier Dumay, Christine Pergent-Martini, Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria BMC Ecology 2008, 8:20 (11 December 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	10. 679 Accesses	Research article Management effect on bird and arthropod interaction in suburban woodlands Erik Heyman, Bengt Gunnarsson BMC Ecology 2011, 11:8 (1 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Understory clearance, with the aim of increasing the recreational value of suburban woodlands, can cause a reduction in arthropod pest predation by local bird species as it reduces bird abundance and alters foraging behavior.
	11. 672 Accesses	Research article Invasive Acer negundo outperforms native species in non-limiting resource environments due to its higher phenotypic plasticity Annabel J Porté, Laurent J Lamarque, Christopher J Lortie, Richard Michalet, Sylvain Delzon BMC Ecology 2011, 11:28 (24 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The invasive maple, Acer negundo, displays greater plasticity in foliage allocation compared to other native species, which permits better growth in non-limiting resource environments and contributes to their spread in European resource-rich riparian forests.
	12. 663 Accesses	Research article Spatial distribution and size of small canopy gaps created by Japanese black bears: estimating gap size using dropped branch measurements Kazuaki Takahashi, Kaori Takahashi BMC Ecology 2013, 13:23 (10 June 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	13. 654 Accesses	Research article A specialist-generalist classification of the arable flora and its response to changes in agricultural practices Guillaume Fried, Sandrine Petit, Xavier Reboud BMC Ecology 2010, 10:20 (1 September 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	14. 635 Accesses	Research article Living at the edge: biogeographic patterns of habitat segregation conform to speciation by niche expansion in Anopheles gambiae Carlo Costantini, Diego Ayala, Wamdaogo M Guelbeogo, Marco Pombi, Corentin Y Some, Imael HN Bassole, Kenji Ose, Jean-Marie Fotsing, N'Falé Sagnon, Didier Fontenille, Nora J Besansky, Frédéric Simard BMC Ecology 2009, 9:16 (21 May 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	15. 593 Accesses	Research article Genetic structure of the oak wilt vector beetle Platypus quercivorus: inferences toward the process of damaged area expansion Etsuko Shoda-Kagaya, Shoichi Saito, Mitsuhiro Okada, Ai Nozaki, Kouichi Nunokawa, Yoshiaki Tsuda BMC Ecology 2010, 10:21 (15 October 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	16. 575 Accesses	Research article Life history traits in selfing versus outcrossing annuals: exploring the 'time-limitation' hypothesis for the fitness benefit of self-pollination Rebecca Snell, Lonnie W Aarssen BMC Ecology 2005, 5:2 (11 February 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	17. 553 Accesses	Research article Environmental, biological and anthropogenic effects on grizzly bear body size: temporal and spatial considerations Scott E Nielsen, Marc RL Cattet, John Boulanger, Jerome Cranston, Greg J McDermid, Aaron BA Shafer, Gordon B Stenhouse BMC Ecology 2013, 13:31 (8 September 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	18. 545 Accesses	Research article Methane transport and emissions from soil as affected by water table and vascular plants Gurbir S Bhullar, Majid Iravani, Peter J Edwards, Harry Olde Venterink BMC Ecology 2013, 13:32 (8 September 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	19. 505 Accesses	Research article Ecto- and endoparasite induce similar chemical and brain neurogenomic responses in the honey bee (Apis mellifera) Cynthia M McDonnell, Cédric Alaux, Hugues Parrinello, Jean-Pierre Desvignes, Didier Crauser, Emma Durbesson, Dominique Beslay, Yves Le Conte BMC Ecology 2013, 13:25 (17 July 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Parasitism of honeybees by both an ecto-parasitic mite and an endo-parasitic fungi cause changes in both the chemical profiles of their ‘skin’ and the genomic profiles of their brains, without affecting social interactions within the hive.
	20. 481 Accesses	Methodology article Enhanced primers for amplification of DNA barcodes from a broad range of marine metazoans Jorge Lobo, Pedro M Costa, Marcos AL Teixeira, Maria SG Ferreira, Maria H Costa, Filipe O Costa BMC Ecology 2013, 13:34 (10 September 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	21. 451 Accesses	Research article Insights into biodiversity sampling strategies for freshwater microinvertebrate faunas through bioblitz campaigns and DNA barcoding Brandon J Laforest, Amanda K Winegardner, Omar A Zaheer, Nicholas W Jeffery, Elizabeth E Boyle, Sarah J Adamowicz BMC Ecology 2013, 13:13 (4 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	22. 448 Accesses	Commentary Multifaceted responses to two major parasites in the honey bee (Apis mellifera) Kaira M Wagoner, Humberto F Boncristiani, Olav Rueppell BMC Ecology 2013, 13:26 (17 July 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The Rueppell lab comment on a recent article in BMC Ecology and what it does, doesn’t, but just might, tell us about honeybee health.
	23. 441 Accesses	Research article Herbivory of an invasive slug is affected by earthworms and the composition of plant communities Johann G Zaller, Myriam Parth, Ilona Szunyogh, Ines Semmelrock, Susanne Sochurek, Marcia Pinheiro, Thomas Frank, Thomas Drapela BMC Ecology 2013, 13:20 (13 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Herbivory by an invasive slug species is dramatically reduced by both the presence of earthworms and the composition of plant species within experimental communities, highlighting how belowground effects can influence aboveground processes.
	24. 413 Accesses	Research article The relative importance of competition and predation in environment characterized by resource pulses – an experimental test with a microbial community Teppo Hiltunen, Jouni Laakso BMC Ecology 2013, 13:29 (3 September 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB
	25. 305 Accesses	Research article A test of agent-based models as a tool for predicting patterns of pathogen transmission in complex landscapes Kelly E Lane-deGraaf, Ryan C Kennedy, SM Niaz Arifin, Gregory R Madey, Agustin Fuentes, Hope Hollocher BMC Ecology 2013, 13:35 (25 September 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed