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(1) Akiko Satake and Itsuro Koizumi Population synchrony in ecological systems (2)Dave Kelly, Walter D. Koenig and Andrew M. Liebhold An intercontinental comparison of the dynamic behavior of mast seeding communities (3) Dave Kelly, Matthew H. Turnbull, Richard P. Pharis and Michal S. Sarfati Mast seeding, predator satiation, and temperature cues in Chionochloa (Poaceae) (4) Takashi Masaki, Teruki Oka, Katsuhiro Osumi and Wajiro Suzuki Geographical variation in climatic cues for mast seeding of Fagus crenata (5) Itsuro Koizumi, Shoichiro Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Nomoto and Koji Maekawa Synchrony in local population dynamics of stream-dwelling Dolly Varden: do genetically similar groups show similar demography? (6) Ottar N. Bjornstad, Andrew M. Liebhold and Derek M. Johnson Transient synchronization following invasion: revisiting Moran's model and a case study Regardless of the individual membership of the society or the institutional registration with SpringerLink, you can view and download these articles at http://www.springerlink.com/content/r77491v6j8j6/?p=84a430f7286f4b5ba321e794bbd39ac7&pi=0 Population Ecology is an English scientific journal published by the Society of Population Ecology four times a year. It enjoys a high international reputation and has a long history of over 40 years. All manuscripts are reviewed anonymously by two referees, and the final editorial decision is made by the Chief Editor based on the referees' evaluations. The articles are abstracted/indexed in BIOSIS, Current Contents/ Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Periodicals Bibliography (EPB). Population Ecology welcomes submissions of papers by non-members. To submit your manuscript to Population Ecology, go to https://www.editorialmanager.com/poec/ We look forward to your subscription and submission. Editorial Office Population Ecology Chief Editor Takashi Saitoh Field Science Center Hokkaido University, Japan