1: What history can teach us about present and future forest biodiversity, 2: The Holocene structure of north-west European temperate forest induced from palaeoecological data, 3: Landscape changes in the history of the Austrian alpine regions: Ecological development and the perception of human responsibility, 4: Natural tree colonization of former agricultural lands in the French Massif Central: Impact of past land use on stand structure, soil characteristics and understorey vegetation, 5: Fire, death and disorder in the forest: 150 years of change in critical ecological structures and processes in boreal Scandinavia, 6: Relative importance of habitat quality and forest continuity for the floristic composition of ancient, old and recent woodland, 7: Land-use history and forest herb diversity in Tompkins County, New York, USA, 8: Ancient forests in Denmark and the importance of Tilia, 9: Ecology and population genetics of Carabus problematicus in Flanders, Belgium: is forest history important? 10: Colonization of oak plantations by forest plants: effects of regional abundance and habitat fragmentation, 11: Multiple-scale factors affecting the development of biodiversity in UK plantations, 12: Metapopulation dynamics following habitat loss and recovery: forest herbs in ancient and recent forests, 13: Short-term and mid-term response of ground beetle communities (Coleoptera, Carabidae) to disturbance by regeneration felling, 14: Changes in the composition of Wytham Woods (southern England) 1974-2002, in stands of different origins and past treatment K J Kirby, 15: Forest history, continuity and dynamic naturalness, 16: Integrating historical ecology to restore a transitional Pinus palustris community, 17: Is the US concept of "old growth" relevant to the cultural landscapes of Europe? a UK perspective, 18: The use of dendrochronology to evaluate dead wood habitats and management priorities for the ancient oaks of Sherwood Forest, 19: Forest regulations in the USA: evolving standards for conserving forest biodiversity in the past 300 years,