1. Background and aims of this Special Issue

   • Nigel S. Cooper
   • Michael J. Samways

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1007 - 1008

2. Speaking and listening to nature: ethics within ecology

   • Nigel S. Cooper

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1009 - 1027

3. Biodiversity and environmental values: in search of a universal earth ethic

   • Bryan G. Norton

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1029 - 1044

4. The land ethic at the turn of the millennium

   • Holmes Rolston

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1045 - 1058

5. Redefining community: towards an ecological republicanism

   • Patrick Curry

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1059 - 1071

6. A conceptual model of ecosystem restoration triage based on experiences from three remote oceanic islands

   • Michael J. Samways

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1073 - 1083

7. A legal framework from ecology

   • Mariachiara Tallacchini

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1085 - 1098

8. Ecology – a science put to use

   • John Sheail

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1099 - 1113

9. Valuing nature in context: the contribution of common-good approaches

   • Carolyn Harrison
   • Jacquelin Burgess

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1115 - 1130

10. How natural is a nature reserve?: an ideological study of British nature conservation landscapes

    • Nigel S. Cooper

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1131 - 1152

11. Planning for biodiversity conservation based on the knowledge of biologists

    • Ant H. Maddock
    • Michael J. Samways

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1153 - 1169

12. Ecological theories and Dutch nature conservation

    • Mechtild de Jong
    • Chunglin Kwa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1171 - 1186

13. Conservation of biodiversity in Romania

    • Viorel Soran
    • Jozsef Biro
    • Aurel Ardelean

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1187 - 1198

14. Three levels of integrating ecology with the conservation of South American temperate forests: the initiative of the Institute of Ecological Research Chiloé, Chile

    • Ricardo Rozzi
    • John Silander
    • Francisca Massardo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1199 - 1217