Edited by: Simon R. Leather, Imperial College, London

Yves Basset, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama

Bradford A. Hawkins, University of California, Irvine

Papers are invited on the following topics:• Conservation genetics

• Extinction debt

• Long-term conservation planning and implementation

• Global implications of local or national conservation actions

• Management responses of species and communities

• Captive breeding programs

• Comparisons of restored and natural habitats

• Biogeography

• Global biodiversity

• Metapopulation dynamics

• Climate change: impacts on distributions and range

• Invasive species: impacts and control

• Effects of pollution

• Genetic threats to diversity by introgression

• Effects of fragmentation on diversity and distribution

• Impact of agricultural and forestry practices on biodiversity

• Enhancing urban environments for diversity and protection

• Biodiversity action plans: can we scale up from insects?

• Effectiveness and choice of indicator species

• Soil biodiversity and interactions with above-ground biodiversity

• Ecological interactions at local levels

• Ecological and evolutionary factors influencing diversity and local, regional and global scales

• Sustainable livelihoods and training on the ground

• Integrating science and policy

Aims and Scope:

“To publish papers of the highest scientificquality within the general area of interest ofinsect (and other arthropod) conservation anddiversity covering topics ranging fromecological theory to practical management”

Contributions will fall into five main categories:

Standard research papersMajor/Feature/ Invited reviewsMini-reviewsTechniques/MethodologiesDebate/Conjecture/Forum/Policy/Perspectives

Blackwell Publishing launching Insect Conservation and Diversity in 2008On behalf of the Royal Entomological Society

For enquiries and further information please contact:

IC&D@oxon.blackwellpublishing.com

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FOR 2008