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Effects Of Surrounding Land Use On Plant Species Composition In Urban Forest Fragments, Bruce Michael Barbarasch
Effects Of Surrounding Land Use On Plant Species Composition In Urban Forest Fragments, Bruce Michael Barbarasch
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As human development occurs in forested areas, forests become fragmented into small islands in a matrix of urban land uses. This study examined the effect of surrounding urban land uses on the native and exotic plant species found on the edges of forest fragments in the Portland, OR metropolitan region.