1. Which species are described first?: the case of North American butterflies

   • Kevin J. Gaston
   • Tim M. Blackburn
   • Natasha Loder

   Papers Pages: 119 - 127

2. Human disturbance and natural habitat: a biome level analysis of a global data set

   • Lee Hannah
   • John L. Carr
   • Ali Lankerani

   Papers Pages: 128 - 155

3. Partial restoration of fungal and plant species diversity by removal of litter and humus layers in stands of Scots pine in the Netherlands

   • B. W. L. De Vries
   • E. Jansen
   • Th. W. Kuyper

   Papers Pages: 156 - 164

4. Distribution and abundance of plants with extrafloral nectaries in the woody flora of a lowland primary forest in Malaysia

   • Brigitte Fiala
   • K. Eduard Linsenmair

   Papers Pages: 165 - 182

5. Systematics, biological knowledge and environmental conservation

   • F. P. D. Cotterill

   Papers Pages: 183 - 205

6. The new World Trade Organisation — a major threat to social values

   • Richard D. Ryder

   Comment Pages: 206 - 207

7. Book reviews

   BookReview Pages: 208 - 212

8. Errata

   Erratum Pages: 213 - 213