Biological Conservation

Changes in the arable flora of central southern England since the 1960s
pp. 1-8(8)
Authors: Sutcliffe O.L.; Kay Q.O.N.

Creation of heathland on former arable land at Minsmere, Suffolk, UK: the effects of soil acidification on the establishment of Calluna and ruderal species
pp. 9-18(10)
Authors: Owen K.M.; Marrs R.H.

Influence of prey densities in the distribution and breeding success of Bonelli's eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus): management implications
pp. 19-25(7)
Authors: Ontiveros D.; Pleguezuelos J.M.

Conservation threats to some important medicinal plants of the Sikkim Himalaya
pp. 27-33(7)
Authors: Rai L.K.; Prasad P.; Sharma E.

Assessing representativeness of protected natural areas in Costa Rica for conserving biodiversity - a preliminary gap analysis
pp. 35-41(7)
Authors: Powell G.V.N.; Barborak J.; Rodriguez S. M.

Epiphytic macrolichens as conservation indicators: successional sequence in Populus tremula stands
pp. 43-53(11)
Authors: Hedenas H.; Ericson L.

Competition for food by expanding pipistrelle bat populations (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) might contribute to the decline of lesser horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
pp. 55-60(6)
Authors: Arlettaz R.; Godat S.; Meyer H.

The effects of decreased management on plant-species distribution patterns in a salt marsh nature reserve in the Wadden Sea
pp. 61-76(16)
Authors: Esselink P.; Zijlstra W.; Dijkema K.S.; Diggelen R.v.

Conservation genetics of the endemic Azorean slug Plutonia atlantica (Mollusca, Pulmonata)
pp. 77-84(8)
Authors: Medeiros R.; Brito C.; Martins A.M.F.; Jordaens K.; Van Riel P.; De Wolf H.; Breugelmans K.; Backeljau T.

Geographic analysis of conservation priority: endemic birds and mammals in Veracruz, Mexico
pp. 85-94(10)
Authors: Peterson A.T.; Egbert S.L.; Sanchez-Cordero V.; Price K.P.

Effects of nature management practice on carabid assemblages (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in a non-native plantation
pp. 95-102(8)
Authors: Magura T.; Tothmeresz B.; Bordan Z.

Simulating the proposed reintroduction of the European beaver (Castor fiber) to Scotland
pp. 103-116(14)
Authors: South A.; Rushton S.; Macdonald D.

Changes on the heathlands in Dorset, England, between 1987 and 1996
pp. 117-125(9)
Authors: Rose R.J.; Webb N.R.; Clarke R.T.; Traynor C.H.

Historical forest patterns of Oregon's central Coast Range
pp. 127-133(7)
Authors: Ripple W.J.; Hershey K.T.; Anthony R.G.

Breeding habitat and conservation priorities in Pterodroma baraui, an endangered gadfly petrel of the Mascarene archipelago
pp. 135-138(4)
Authors: Probst J.-M.; Corre M.L.; Thebaud C.

Book reviews
pp. 139-139(1)
Author: Harper D.

Central America: A Natural and Cultural History. Edited by Anthony Coates. Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1997. 277 pp. ISBN 0-300-06829-8. Price £35
pp. 139-140(2)
Author: Knapp S.

United Kingdom Floodplains. Edited by R.G. Bailey, P.V. Jose and B.R. Sherwood. Westbury Academic and Scientific Publishing, Otley, West Yorkshire, 1998. 485 pp. ISBN 1 84103 000 7. Price £35.00 (hbk)
pp. 140-141(2)
Author: Lansdown R.

The Pantanal of Pocone: Biota and Ecology in the Northern Section of the World's Largest Pristine Wetland. By Charles W. Heckman. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London, 1998. 622 pp. ISBN 0 7923 4863 X (hbk). Price £160.00
pp. 141-142(2)
Author: Prance G.T.

Population Limitation in Birds. By Ian Newton. Academic Press, London, 1998. 597 pages. ISBN 0-12-517365-2 (hardback), 0-12-517366-0 (paperback).
pp. 142-142(1)
Author: Thomson D.L.

The Biology of Streams and Rivers; P.S. Giller and B. Malmquist. Oxford University Press. 1998. ISBN 0-19-854978-4 (hardback), 0-19-854977-6 (Paperback) £45/£19.50
pp. 143-143(1)
Author: Meatyard B.