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 | The purpose of this book is to acquaint
the reader with an important aspect of the natural world. It has as its theme the study of vegetation--the dominant component of these biological systems--and will develop the reader's awareness and appreciation of a natural heritage that is continually being eroded as a result of human population growth and resource consumption. |
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