1. The Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus): an iconic focal species for knowledge-based integrative management and conservation of Baltic forests

   • Asko Lõhmus
   • Meelis Leivits
   • Petras Kurlavičius

   Review Paper 17 October 2016 Pages: 1 - 21

   

2. Hong Kong’s rich marine biodiversity: the unseen wealth of South China’s megalopolis

   • Terence P. T. Ng
   • Martin C. F. Cheng
   • Gray A. Williams

   Review Paper 30 September 2016 Pages: 23 - 36

   

3. Interpreting ‘favourable conservation status’ for large carnivores in Europe: how many are needed and how many are wanted?

   • Arie Trouwborst
   • Luigi Boitani
   • John D. C. Linnell

   Review Paper Open access 21 October 2016 Pages: 37 - 61

4. A multi-scale approach for identifying conservation needs of two threatened sympatric steppe birds

   • Ana Benítez-López
   • Javier Viñuela
   • Jesús T. García

   Original Paper 30 September 2016 Pages: 63 - 83

   

5. Cereal density and N-fertiliser effects on the flora and biodiversity value of arable headlands

   • Markus Wagner
   • James M. Bullock
   • Richard F. Pywell

   Original Paper 29 September 2016 Pages: 85 - 102

   

6. Africa’s highest mountain harbours Africa’s tallest trees

   • Andreas Hemp
   • Reiner Zimmermann
   • Markus Fischer

   Original Paper Open access 17 October 2016 Pages: 103 - 113

   

7. The effect of fire history in shaping diversity patterns of flower-visiting insects in post-fire Mediterranean pine forests

   • Maria Lazarina
   • Stefanos P. Sgardelis
   • Theodora Petanidou

   Original Paper 17 October 2016 Pages: 115 - 131

   

8. Fallow management for steppe bird conservation: the impact of cultural practices on vegetation structure and food resources

   • Irene Robleño
   • Gerard Bota
   • Jordi Recasens

   Original Paper 13 October 2016 Pages: 133 - 150

   

9. Contrasting the distribution of butterflies and termites in plantations and tropical forests

   • Yves Basset
   • Héctor Barrios
   • Maurice Leponce

   Original Paper 17 October 2016 Pages: 151 - 176

   

10. Effects of fire disturbance on ant abundance and diversity: a global meta-analysis

    • Heraldo L. Vasconcelos
    • Jonas B. Maravalhas
    • Tatiana Cornelissen

    Original Paper 13 October 2016 Pages: 177 - 188

    

11. A model for determining ex situ conservation priorities in big genera is provided by analysis of the subgenera of Rhododendron (Ericaceae)

    • Marion MacKay
    • Susan E. Gardiner

    Original Paper 25 October 2016 Pages: 189 - 208

    

12. Stone walls and sacred forest conservation in Ethiopia

    • Carrie L. Woods
    • Catherine L. Cardelús
    • Peter Klepeis

    Original Paper 31 October 2016 Pages: 209 - 221

    

13. Assessments of species’ vulnerability to climate change: from pseudo to science

    • Alisa A. Wade
    • Brian K. Hand
    • Gordon Luikart

    Commentary 18 October 2016 Pages: 223 - 229

    

14. Evaluating the ecological performance of protected areas

    • Bernard W. T. Coetzee

    Commentary 22 October 2016 Pages: 231 - 236

15. More topics from the tropics: additional thoughts to Mammides et al.

    • Jan Christian Habel
    • Luc Lens
    • Thomas Schmitt

    Commentary 19 October 2016 Pages: 237 - 241

16. The “Tilapia Law” encouraging non-native fish threatens Amazonian River basins

    • André A. Padial
    • Ângelo A. Agostinho
    • Jean R. S. Vitule

    Letter to the Editor 08 October 2016 Pages: 243 - 246

17. Risks associated with failed interdisciplinary approaches in conservation research

    • Miguel Delibes-Mateos

    Letter to the Editor 14 October 2016 Pages: 247 - 250