EDITORIAL
• The Convention, DIVERSITAS and a New Focus on Soil Biodiversity 1
FEATURE ARTICLES
• Diversity of Soil Fauna and Ecosystem Function
by Patrick Lavelle 3
• Transect Approach to the Assessment of Soil Macrofauna
Diversity by Bella Striganova 17
• Soil Biodiversity and the Fertility of Tropical soils
by M.J.Swift 24
• The Array of Available Strategies for Soil and Sediment
Biodiversity Analysis, and the Potential for Amalgamation
of Protocols by P.F.Canno 29
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
• Soil and Sediment Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function:
A DIVERSITAS New Programme Element 35
• Transect Studies on Global Change and Biodiversity 37
• CYTED Workshop On Biodiversity Inventorying and Monitoring 38
• IUBS Financial Statements for the Year 1995 39
PUBLICATIONS REVIEW 40
CALENDAR OF MEETINGS 41
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