1. Assessing tillage disturbance on assemblages of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) by using a range of ecological indices

   • Svenja Belaoussoff
   • Peter G. Kevan
   • Clarence Swanton

   OriginalPaper Pages: 851 - 882

2. Biodiversity conservation in Changbai Mountain Biosphere Reserve, northeastern China: status, problem, and strategy

   • Xiu Yang
   • Ming Xu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 883 - 903

3. Biological diversity of the Yala Swamp lakes, with special emphasis on fish species composition, in relation to changes in the Lake Victoria Basin (Kenya): threats and conservation measures

   • P.A. Aloo

   OriginalPaper Pages: 905 - 920

4. Importance of scrub–pastureland mosaics for wild-living cats occurrence in a Mediterranean area: implications for the conservation of the wildcat (Felis silvestris)

   • J. Lozano
   • E. Virgós
   • J.G. Casanovas

   OriginalPaper Pages: 921 - 935

5. Comparison of wild edible plant diversity and foraging strategies in two aboriginal communities of northwestern Patagonia

   • Ana H. Ladio
   • Mariana Lozada

   OriginalPaper Pages: 937 - 951

6. Fungal diversity on decaying beech logs – implications for sustainable forestry

   • Jacob Heilmann-Clausen
   • Morten Christensen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 953 - 973

7. The influence of stand age on wildlife habitat use in exotic Teak tree Tectona grandis plantations

   • Richard K.B. Jenkins
   • Kirsten Roettcher
   • Graham Corti

   OriginalPaper Pages: 975 - 990

8. Changes in the status of tortoise populations in Greece 1984–2001

   • A. Hailey
   • R.E. Willemsen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 991 - 1011

9. Effects of habitat change and geographical variation on the bird communities of two Indonesian islands

   • Martin J. Jones
   • Stuart J. Marsden
   • Mark D. Linsley

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1013 - 1032

10. Polychaetes as surrogates for marine biodiversity: lower taxonomic resolution and indicator groups

    • Frode Olsgard
    • Torleiv Brattegard
    • Torleif Holthe

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1033 - 1049

11. Human disturbance and forest diversity in the Tansa Valley, India

    • Radha Veach
    • David Lee
    • Tom Philippi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1051 - 1072

12. On the urgency of conservation on Guadalupe Island, Mexico: is it a lost paradise?

    • José Luis León de la Luz
    • Jon P. Rebman
    • Thomas Oberbauer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1073 - 1082