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We thank T. Blackburn, R. Booth, M. Brendell, T. Brown, J. Davies, R. Didham, D.Nguele, J. Fanguem, G. Lawson, R. Leakey, E. Lindsay, J. Mason, M. Mboglen, C. Mcbeath, P. Ngeh, A.Roby, R. Sands, Z. Tchoundjeu, J. Tchoupa, J. Tipa, F. Wanless, B. Waite, M. West, T. Wood and E.Wright for technical and taxonomic help and discussion. J.H.L. is an honorary research associate at the NHM. We thank the Government of Cameroon (Office National de Dévéloppement des Forêts), the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, the UK Overseas Development Administration, and the UK Natural Environment Research Council TIGER Programme for logistical and financial support.

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  1. D. E. Bignell
    Present address: TBCU, University of Malaysia Sabah, 88999, Kota Kinabalu Sabah, Malaysia
  2. G. F. Bloemers
    Present address: Central Science Laboratory, Plant Health Group, Sand Hutton, York, YO4 1LZ, UK
  3. M. Hodda
    Present address: CSIRO Division of Entomology, Australian National Insect Collection, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, Australia
  4. N. A. Mawdsley
    Present address: Department of Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
  5. N. E. Stork
    Present address: Cooperative Research Centre for Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Management, PO Box 6811, Cairns, Queensland, 4870, Australia
  6. D. S. Srivastava
    Present address: Centre for Biodiversity Research, Faculty of Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z4, Canada

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  1. NERC Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College, Silwood Park, SL5 7PY, Ascot, UK
    J. H. Lawton, G. F. Bloemers, N. A. Mawdsley & D. S. Srivastava
  2. School of Biological Sciences, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, E1 4NS, London, UK
    D. E. Bignell
  3. The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD, London, UK
    B. Bolton, G. F. Bloemers, P. Eggleton, P. M. Hammond, M. Hodda, N. A. Mawdsley & N. E. Stork
  4. Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, Lawrence, 66045, Kansas, USA
    R. D. Holt
  5. 358 Coldharbour Lane, SW9 8LP, London, UK
    T. B. Larsen
  6. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Bush Estate, Penicuick, EH26 0QB, Midlothian, UK
    A. D. Watt

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Lawton, J., Bignell, D., Bolton, B. et al. Biodiversity inventories, indicator taxa and effects of habitat modification in tropical forest.Nature 391, 72–76 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/34166

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