Biodiversity and Conservation

Editorial
pp. ix-x(1)
Author: Hawksworth, David

David William PEARCE [1941 – 2005]
pp. vii-vii(1)
Author: Bull, Alan

Introduction
pp. 1-2(2)
Author: Samways, Michael

Arthropod Diversity in Lama Forest Reserve (South Benin), a Mosaic of Natural, Degraded and Plantation Forests
pp. 3-23(21)
Authors: Lachat, Thibault; Attignon, Serge; Djego, Julien; Goergen, Georg; Nagel, Peter; Sinsin, Brice; Peveling, Ralf

Ecosystem Disturbances and Diversity Increase: Implications for Invertebrate Conservation
pp. 25-42(18)
Authors: Loyola, Rafael; Brito, Sofia-Luiza; Ferreira, Rodrigo

The Diversity and Distribution of the Fruit Bat Fauna (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Megachiroptera) of Danjugan Island, Cauayan, Negros Occidental, Philippines (with Notes on the Microchiroptera)
pp. 43-56(14)
Authors: O'malley, R.; King, T.; Turner, C.; Tyler, S.; Benares, J.; Cummings, M.; Raines, P.

Effects of Landscape Elements on the Distribution of the Rare Bumblebee Species Bombus muscorum in an Agricultural Landscape
pp. 57-68(12)
Authors: Diekötter, Tim; Walther-Hellwig, Kerstin; Conradi, Manuel; Suter, Matthias; Frankl, Robert

How Ant Nests Increase Soil Biota Richness and Abundance: A Field Experiment
pp. 69-82(14)
Authors: Boulton, April; Amberman, Keith

Host Specificity, Alpha- and Beta-Diversity of Phytophagous Beetles in Two Tropical Forests in Panama
pp. 83-105(23)
Authors: Ødegaard, Frode

Vertical and Temporal Patterns of Biodiversity of Fruit-Feeding Butterflies in a Tropical Forest in Uganda
pp. 107-121(15)
Authors: Molleman, Freerk; Kop, Arjan; Brakefield, Paul; vries, Philip; Zwaan, Bas

Associations Between Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidea) and Plants, and Conservation Values in Two Tussock Grasslands, Otago, New Zealand
pp. 123-137(15)
Authors: Murray, T.; Dickinson, K.; Barratt, B.

Effects of Management Intensity and Season on Arboreal Ant Diversity and Abundance in Coffee Agroecosystems
pp. 139-155(17)
Authors: Philpott, Stacy; Perfecto, Ivette; Vandermeer, John

Influence of Habitat Fragmentation on the Genetic Variability in Leaf Litter Ant Populations in Tropical Rainforests of Sabah, Borneo
pp. 157-175(19)
Authors: Bickel, Tobias; Brühl, Carsten; Gadau, Jürgen; Hölldobler, Bert; Linsenmair, K.

Comparing Relative Model Fit of Several Species-Accumulation Functions to Local Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea Butterfly Inventories of Mediterranean Habitats
pp. 177-190(14)
Authors: Jiménez-Valverde, Alberto; Mendoza, Silvia Jiménez; Cano, José; Munguira, Miguel

The Habitat Requirement of the Genji-Firefly Luciola cruciata (Coleoptera : Lampyridae), a Representative Endemic Species of Japanese Rural Landscapes
pp. 191-203(13)
Authors: Takeda, Mari; Amano, Tatsuya; Katoh, Kazuhiro; Higuchi, Hiroyoshi

Diversity of Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) in Galicia, Northwest Spain: Estimating the Completeness of the Regional Inventory
pp. 205-230(26)
Authors: Baselga, Andrés; Novoa, Francisco

Topographic Heterogeneity Plays a Crucial Role for Grasshopper Diversity in a Southern African Megabiodiversity Hotspot
pp. 231-244(14)
Authors: Gebeyehu, Solomon; Samways, Michael

Landscape Effects on the Genetic Structure of the Ground Beetle Poecilus Versicolor STURM 1824
pp. 245-259(15)
Authors: Sander, Anna-Christine; Purtauf, Tobias; Holzhauer, Stephanie; Wolters, Volkmar

The Response of Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) to Selection Cutting in a South Carolina Bottomland Hardwood Forest
pp. 261-274(14)
Authors: Ulyshen, Michael; Hanula, James; Horn, Scott; Kilgo, John; Moorman, Christopher

Factors Influencing Bug Diversity (Insecta: Heteroptera) in Semi-Natural Habitats
pp. 275-294(20)
Authors: Zurbrügg, Corinne; Frank, Thomas

Insect Colonisation of Fruiting Bodies of the Wood-decaying Fungus Fomitopsis pinicola at Different Distances from an Old-growth Forest
pp. 295-309(15)
Authors: Jonsson, Mattias; Nordlander, Göran

Dragonfly Assemblages in Arid Tropical Environments: A Case Study from Western Namibia
pp. 311-332(22)
Authors: Suhling, Frank; Sahlén, Göran; Martens, Andreas; Marais, Eugene; Schütte, Carsten

Richness, Abundance, and Complementarity of Fruit-feeding Butterfly Species in Relict Sacred Forests and Forest Reserves of Ghana
pp. 333-359(27)
Authors: Bossart, J.; Opuni-Frimpong, E.; Kuudaar, S.; Nkrumah, E.

Ecological Impact Assessment of the Aznalcóllar Mine Toxic Spill on Edaphic Coleopteran Communities in the Guadiamar River Basin (Southern Iberian Peninsula)
pp. 361-383(23)
Authors: Cárdenas, Ana; Hidalgo, Juan

Diversity of the Scuttle Fly (Diptera: Phoridae) Communities in the Plantations of Moist Pine Forests of the Białowieża Primeval Forest and the Tuchola Forest (Poland)
pp. 385-393(9)
Author: Durska, Ewa

Spatial Distribution of Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and Moths (Lepidoptera) in the Mrtvý Luh Bog, Šumava Mts (Central Europe): A Test of Habitat Island Community
pp. 395-409(15)
Authors: Bezděk, Aleš; Jaroš, Josef; Spitzer, Karel

Surrogate Habitats Demonstrate the Invasion Potential of the African Pugnacious Ant
pp. 411-428(18)
Authors: Addison, Pia; Samways, Michael

Impacts of Catastrophic Earthquakes on the Insect Communities in Estuarine Mangroves, Northern Taiwan
pp. 429-441(13)
Authors: Maa, Can-Jen; Wang, Huei-Jin; Lin, Hsing-Juh

Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Butterflies: A Study of Plant and Butterfly Species Richness
pp. 443-452(10)
Authors: Field, R.; Gardiner, T.; Mason, C.; Hill, J.

Habitat Specificity and Variation of Coleopteran Assemblages Between Habitats in a Southern African (Swaziland) Agricultural Landscape
pp. 453-463(11)
Author: Magagula, C.

Effects of Habitat Disturbance can be Subtle Yet Significant: Biodiversity of Hawkmoth-Assemblages (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in Southeast-Asia
pp. 465-486(22)
Authors: Beck, Jan; Kitching, Ian; Linsenmair, K.

The Importance of Ants and High-Shade Management to Coffee Pollination and Fruit Weight in Chiapas, Mexico
pp. 487-501(15)
Authors: Philpott, Stacy; Uno, Shinsuke; Maldonado, Jorge

Sampling to Assess a Re-Established Appalachian Forest in Ohio Based on Gelechioid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)
pp. 503-516(14)
Authors: Bucheli, Sibyl; Horn, David; Wenzel, John

Diversity Patterns of Bornean Butterfly Assemblages
pp. 517-538(22)
Authors: Cleary, Daniel; Genner, Martin

Erratum
pp. 539-539(1)

Instruction for Authors
pp. 541-547(7)