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	1.	Research article DNA barcoding facilitates associations and diagnoses for Trichoptera larvae of the Churchill (Manitoba, Canada) area David E Ruiter, Elizabeth E Boyle, Xin Zhou BMC Ecology 2013, 13:5 (20 February 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| 2 comments
	2.	Research article DNA barcoding reveals diversity of Hymenoptera and the dominance of parasitoids in a sub-arctic environment Julie K Stahlhut, José Fernández-Triana, Sarah J Adamowicz, Matthias Buck, Henri Goulet, Paul DN Hebert, John T Huber, Mark T Merilo, Cory S Sheffield, Thomas Woodcock, M Alex Smith BMC Ecology 2013, 13:2 (26 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary DNA barcoding of hymenopteran diversity in a sub-Arctic region reveals a far greater richness of parasitoid species than previously expected, highlighting the need for future research efforts to investigate the high diversity of potential host species.
	3.	Methodology article Assessing biodiversity of a freshwater benthic macroinvertebrate community through non-destructive environmental barcoding of DNA from preservative ethanol Mehrdad Hajibabaei, Jennifer L Spall, Shadi Shokralla, Steven van Konynenburg BMC Ecology 2012, 12:28 (23 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	4.	Methodology article Identification of the vascular plants of Churchill, Manitoba, using a DNA barcode library Maria L Kuzmina, Karen L Johnson, Hannah R Barron, Paul DN Hebert BMC Ecology 2012, 12:25 (28 November 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	5.	Research article DNA barcoding of Northern Nearctic Muscidae (Diptera) reveals high correspondence between morphological and molecular species limits Anaïs K Renaud, Jade Savage, Sarah J Adamowicz BMC Ecology 2012, 12:24 (23 November 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	6.	Database The Hawaiian Freshwater Algal Database (HfwADB): a laboratory LIMS and online biodiversity resource Alison R Sherwood, Norman Wang, Amy L Carlile, Jessica M Neumann, Thomas K Wolfgruber, Gernot G Presting BMC Ecology 2012, 12:22 (25 October 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The Hawaiian Freshwater Algal Database is a comprehensive and searchable publicly-available database containing photographs and micrographs of samples and collection sites, geo-referenced collecting information, taxonomic data and standardized DNA sequence data for Hawaiian non-marine algal data.
	7.	Research article The phylogenetic signal of species co-occurrence in high-diversity shrublands: different patterns for fire-killed and fire-resistant species Marcel Cardillo BMC Ecology 2012, 12:21 (27 September 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Fire-killed and fire-resistant Banksia species show different community phylogenetic patterns, suggesting that analyses based on pairwise species co-occurrence may be more informative than those based on whole community structure metrics.
	8.	Editorial Silent Spring, the 50^th anniversary of Rachel Carson’s book David Pimentel BMC Ecology 2012, 12:20 (27 September 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary David Pimentel offers a personal reflection on the impact of Silent Spring, Rachel Carsons landmark book about the environmental effects of pesticides, on the 50th anniversary of its publication.
	9.	Research article Contrasting habitat associations of imperilled endemic stream fishes from a global biodiversity hot spot Albert Chakona, Ernst R Swartz BMC Ecology 2012, 12:19 (26 September 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	10.	Research article Biodiversity inventories and conservation of the marine fishes of Bootless Bay, Papua New Guinea Joshua A Drew, Charlene L Buxman, Darcae D Holmes, Joanna L Mandecki, Augustine J Mungkaje, Amber C Richardson, Mark W Westneat BMC Ecology 2012, 12:15 (1 August 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A new biodiversity inventory of marine fish in the Bootless Bay ecosystem of Papua New Guinea provides an important baseline for future surveys in the Coral Triangle, and highlights low levels of fish diversity in the region.
	11.	Research article Role of functionally dominant species in varying environmental regimes: evidence for the performance-enhancing effect of biodiversity Silke Langenheder, Mark T Bulling, James I Prosser, Martin Solan BMC Ecology 2012, 12:14 (30 July 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	12.	Research article Scale-dependent effects of habitat area on species interaction networks: invasive species alter relationships Shinji Sugiura, Hisatomo Taki BMC Ecology 2012, 12:11 (20 July 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	13.	Research article Habitat fragmentation impacts mobility in a common and widespread woodland butterfly: do sexes respond differently? Benjamin Bergerot, Thomas Merckx, Hans Van Dyck, Michel Baguette BMC Ecology 2012, 12:5 (27 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Dispersal of the woodland butterfly, Pararge aegeria, is lower in highly fragmented urban landscapes compared to fragmented agricultural and continuous woodland landscapes, with males more likely to remain in large patches than females.
	14.	Research article Palms, peccaries and perturbations: widespread effects of small-scale disturbance in tropical forests Simon A Queenborough, Margaret R Metz, Thorsten Wiegand, Renato Valencia BMC Ecology 2012, 12:3 (19 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Large fruiting palm trees exert a significant effect on the spatial structure, population dynamics and species diversity of neighbouring sapling and seedling communities, which is not reflected by non-fruiting palms, suggesting seed predators as the cause
	15.	Research article Phenotypic variation in sexually and asexually recruited individuals of the Baltic Sea endemic macroalga Fucus radicans: in the field and after growth in a common-garden Kerstin Johannesson, Helena Forslund, Nastassja Capetillo, Lena Kautsky, Daniel Johansson, Ricardo T Pereyra, Sonja Råberg BMC Ecology 2012, 12:2 (22 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	16.	Research article Plant and animal endemism in the eastern Andean slope: challenges to conservation Jennifer J Swenson, Bruce E Young, Stephan Beck, Pat Comer, Jesús H Córdova, Jessica Dyson, Dirk Embert, Filomeno Encarnación, Wanderley Ferreira, Irma Franke, Dennis Grossman, Pilar Hernandez, Sebastian K Herzog, Carmen Josse, Gonzalo Navarro, Víctor Pacheco, Bruce A Stein, Martín Timaná, Antonio Tovar, Carolina Tovar, Julieta Vargas, Carlos M Zambrana-Torrelio BMC Ecology 2012, 12:1 (27 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Areas of high endemic species concentrations in the Andes-Amazon basin are in need of greater protection at the national level, as revealed by accurate species distribution maps that combine climate, topography, vegetation and biodiversity data.
	17.	Research article Acquisition of chemical recognition cues facilitates integration into ant societies Christoph von Beeren, Stefan Schulz, Rosli Hashim, Volker Witte BMC Ecology 2011, 11:30 (1 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment \| Editor’s summary The parasitic silverfish, Malayatelura ponerophila, evades recognition as alien when exploiting ant nests by acquiring the right chemical cues from the hosts by direct contact, allowing the silverfish to be socially accepted by the ants.
	18.	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.
	19.	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.
	20.	Research article Forgotten forests - issues and prospects in biome mapping using Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests as a case study Tiina Särkinen, João RV Iganci, Reynaldo Linares-Palomino, Marcelo F Simon, Darién E Prado BMC Ecology 2011, 11:27 (24 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Current biome maps of South America perform poorly in depicting seasonally dry tropical forest distribution due to poor spatial resolution and biome delimitation and may be improved by the use of georeferenced herbarium data in conjunction with bioclimatic data.
	21.	Research article Incongruence between morphotypes and genetically delimited species in the coral genus Stylophora: phenotypic plasticity, morphological convergence, morphological stasis or interspecific hybridization? Jean-François Flot, Jean Blanchot, Loïc Charpy, Corinne Cruaud, Wilfredo Y Licuanan, Yoshikatsu Nakano, Claude Payri, Simon Tillier BMC Ecology 2011, 11:22 (4 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	22.	Research article Population distribution models: species distributions are better modeled using biologically relevant data partitions Sergio C Gonzalez, J Angel Soto-Centeno, David L Reed BMC Ecology 2011, 11:20 (19 September 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	23.	Research article When species matches are unavailable are DNA barcodes correctly assigned to higher taxa? An assessment using sphingid moths John Wilson, Rodolphe Rougerie, Justin Schonfeld, Daniel H Janzen, Winnie Hallwachs, Mehrdad Hajibabaei, Ian J Kitching, Jean Haxaire, Paul DN Hebert BMC Ecology 2011, 11:18 (1 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
	24.	Review Current models broadly neglect specific needs of biodiversity conservation in protected areas under climate change Mungla Sieck, Pierre L Ibisch, Kirk A Moloney, Florian Jeltsch BMC Ecology 2011, 11:12 (3 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Florian Jeltsch and colleagues review current models of biodiversity conservation and surprisingly find that they do not adequately incorporate factors such as predation, competition and habitat fragmentation thereby reducing the value of these models in protecting threatened areas.
	25.	Research article Mitochondrial genome sequences illuminate maternal lineages of conservation concern in a rare carnivore Brian J Knaus, Richard Cronn, Aaron Liston, Kristine Pilgrim, Michael K Schwartz BMC Ecology 2011, 11:10 (20 April 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed

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