1. Conservation challenge by global change

   • E. A. B. Feldmeyer-Christe

   EditorialNotes Open access 30 December 2008 Pages: 131 - 132

2. Predictive mapping of floristic site conditions across mire habitats: Evaluating data requirements

   • K. Ecker
   • M. Küchler
   • L. T. Waser

   OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2008 Pages: 133 - 146

3. A gap analysis comparing Natura 2000 vs National Protected Area network with potential natural vegetation

   • L. Rosati
   • M. Marignani
   • C. Blasi

   OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2008 Pages: 147 - 154

4. Approaches to utilising QuickBird data for the monitoring of NATURA 2000 habitats

   • M. Förster
   • A. Frick
   • B. Kleinschmit

   OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2008 Pages: 155 - 168

5. Spectral rarefaction: linking ecological variability and plant species diversity

   • D. Rocchini
   • T. Wohlgemuth
   • A. Chiarucci

   OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2008 Pages: 169 - 176

6. Two groups of epigeic arthropods differ in colonising of piedmont quarries: the necessity of multi-taxa and life-history traits approaches in the monitoring studies

   • R. Tropek
   • L. Spitzer
   • M. Konvicka

   OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2008 Pages: 177 - 184

7. Quantifying species richness at multiple spatial scales in a Natura 2000 network

   • A. Chiarucci
   • G. Bacaro
   • D. Rocchini

   OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2008 Pages: 185 - 192

8. Analysis of spatial diversity of sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn.f) forests using neighbourhood-based measures

   • M. M. Rahman
   • A. Nishat
   • H. Vacik

   OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2008 Pages: 193 - 199

9. Performance of indicators and the effect of grain size in the discrimination of plant communities for restoration purposes

   • M. Marignani
   • E. Del Vico
   • S. Maccherini

   OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2008 Pages: 201 - 206

10. Imperfect detection and its consequences for monitoring for conservation

    • M. Kéry
    • B. R. Schmidt

    OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2008 Pages: 207 - 216

11. Impact of the Austrian Agri-Environmental Scheme on diversity of landscapes, plants and birds

    • T. Wrbka
    • S. Schindler
    • J. Peterseil

    OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2008 Pages: 217 - 227

12. Effects of agri-environment schemes on plant diversity in Bavarian grasslands

    • F. Mayer
    • S. Heinz
    • G. Kuhn

    OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2008 Pages: 229 - 236

13. A multiscale methodological approach for monitoring the effectiveness of grassland management

    • K. Virágh
    • A. Horváth
    • I. Somodi

    OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2008 Pages: 237 - 246

14. Management effects on carabid beetles and spiders in Central Hungarian grasslands and cereal fields

    • P. Batáry
    • A. Kovács
    • A. Báldi

    OriginalPaper Open access 30 December 2008 Pages: 247 - 254

15. Book review

    • P. Csontos

    BookReview Open access 30 December 2008 Pages: 255 - 255