Chapter 1 Editorial

Chapter 2 Biodiversity in Ecosystems: Some Principles

Chapter 3 The Diversity of the Fauna of Two Beech Forests: Some Thoughts About Possible Mechanisms Causing the Observed Patterns

Chapter 4 Biodiversity in Mediterranean Ecosystems

Chapter 5 Spatial Arrangements of Habitats and Biodiversity: An Approach to a Sigmasociological View

Chapter 6 Diversity of Pasture-Woodlands of North-Western Germany

Chapter 7 Plant Diversity in Successional Grasslands: How is it Modified by Foliar Insect Herbivory?

Chapter 8 The Importance of Biogeography to Biodiversity of Bird Communities of Coniferous Forests

Chapter 9 Limits and Conservation of the Species Diversity of Small Mammal Communities

Chapter 10 Lemurs as Indicators for Assessing Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems of Madagascar: Why it does not Work

Chapter 12 Elements of Biodiversity in Today’s Nature Conservation Discussion — From a Geobotanical Viewpoint

Chapter 13 Biodiversity — Its Levels and Relevance for Nature Conservation in Germany