Anne Magurran is a professor at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland and an ecologist interested in the measurement, conservation and evolution of biological diversity. She has current research projects in Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico and the UK and is the author of Ecological Diversity and its Measurement (1988) and Measuring Biological Diversity (2004).

Brian McGill is a professor at the University of Arizona. He is interested in understanding and measuring how human-caused global change (especially global warming and land cover change) affect communities of organisms. He works with large datasets from many different types of organisms and locations.

Scott A. Bonar (University of Arizona, USA)
Stephen T. Buckland (University of St Andrews, UK)
Anne Chao (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)
Robin L. Chazdon (University of Connecticut, USA)
Steven L. Chown (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
Robert K. Colwell (University of Connecticut, USA)
Sean R. Connolly (James Cook University, Australia)
William K. Cornwell (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Melanie Culver (University of Arizona, USA)
Thomas P. Curtis (University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK)
John Donoghue II (University of Arizona, USA)
Maria Dornelas (James Cook University, Australia)
Jeffery S. Fehmi (University of Arizona, USA)
Robert Fitak (University of Arizona, USA)
Kevin J. Gaston (University of Sheffield, UK)
Nicholas J. Gotelli (University of Vermont, USA)
Fangliang He (University of Alberta, Canada)
Peter A. Henderson (Pisces Conservation Ltd, UK)
Hans-Werner Herrmann (University of Arizona, USA)
Lou Jost (Tungurahua, Ecuador)
Yue Max Li (University of Arizona, USA)
S. Kathleen Lyons (Smithsonian Institution, USA)
Karen Magnuson-Ford (Simon Fraser University, Australia)
Anne E. Magurran (University of St Andrews, UK)
Brian A. Maurer (Michigan State University, USA)
Robert M. May (University of Oxford, UK)
Melodie A. McGeoch (South African National Parks, South Africa)
Brian J. McGill (University of Arizona, USA)
Norman Mercado-Silva (University of Arizona, USA)
Arne Ø. Mooers (Simon Fraser University, Australia)
Stuart E. Newson (British Trust for Ornithology, UK)
Lise Øvreås (University of Bergen, Norway)
Michael L. Rosenzweig (University of Arizona, USA)
Candan Soykan (San Diego State University, USA)
Angelika Studeny (University of St Andrews, UK)
Karl Inne Ugland (University of Oslo, Norway)
Mark Vellend (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Peter J. Wagner (Smithsonian Institution, USA)
Evan Weiher (University of Wisconsin, USA)
Chi Yuan (University of Arizona, USA)

"The writing is clear throughout, and chapters end with a prospectus on future directions and a summary of key points. The strength of the volume is Parts III and IV on, respectively, species abundance distributions and aspects of diversity other than abundance. The former, in particular, contains a set of closely connected chapters that walk through the various concepts and metrics with clear guidelines on which of the very many metrics are the most useful." -- Samuel M. Scheiner, Arlington, Virginia

"Anyone interested in the serious study of biodiversity should have a copy. I suspect it will be standard for years to come." -- Biological Conservation