1 Introduction to grasses and grasslands 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Grasses 1.3 Grasslands 1.4 Grassland remnants References 2 Australian grasslands - variety and extent 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Australia''s natural grassland estate 2.3 Alien grasses in Australia 2.

4 Economic and ecological importance References 3 Agents of change - Management and Succession 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Succession 3.3 Spillover effects References 4 Intricacies of grassland management for conservation 4.1 Introduction: learning from a global perspective 4.2 European calcareous grassland 4.3 North American prairies 4.4 South Africa''s Grassland Biome 4.

5 South American grasslands 4.6 New Zealand tussock grasslands References 5 Urban grasslands 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Turfgrass 5.3 Green roofs References 6 Insects in grasslands - the key groups for understanding 6.1 Introduction 6.2 The key grassland insect groups 6.2.

1 Orthoptera 6.2.2 Hemiptera 6.2.3 Coleoptera 6.2.4 Lepidoptera 6.2.

5 Hymenoptera 6.3 Insect communities as grassland indicators References 7 Flagship insect species in Australia''s grasslands 7.1 Introduction: individual species as flagships for grasslands 7.2 Insect species conservation on Australia''s grasslands 7.2.1 The Perunga grasshopper Perunga ochracea 7.2.2 The Matchstick grasshopper, Keyacris scurra 7.

2.3 The Ptunarra brown butterfly, Oreixenica ptunarra 7.2.4 The Black Grass-dart butterfly, Ocybadistes knightorum 7.2.5 The Golden sun-moth, Synemon plana References 8 Pasture pests 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Key pest taxa 8.

2.1 Lepidoptera 8.2.2 Pasture scarabs 8.2.3 Orthoptera 8.3 Nutrition and grass quality 8.4 Pest management References 9 Maintaining ecological integrity and processes 9.

1 Introduction 9.2 Pollination 9.3 Nectar supply References 10 Grassland management for insect conservation: grazing, mowing and fire 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Grazing 10.3 Mowing 10.4 Fire References 11 Grassland management for insect conservation: restoration 11.1 Introduction 11.

2 Grassland restoration References Appendix 1. Australian grassland insects and grassland ecological communities listed under conservation legislation Appendix 2. Australian grassland insects Index.