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Forests represent a remnant wilderness of high recreational value in the densely populated industrial societies, a threatened natural resource in some regions o

While most efforts at biodiversity conservation have focused primarily on protected areas and reserves, the unprotected lands surrounding those area—the "matr

Results of regular monitoring of the species diversity and structure of plant communities is used by conservation biologists to help understand impacts of pertu