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Invisible losses: thousands of plant species are missing from places they could thrive – and humans are the reason

By Cornelia Sattler, Research Fellow in Ecology, Macquarie University
Julian Schrader, Lecturer in Plant Ecology, Macquarie University

Many native plants are missing from habitats where they should thrive – even in wilder areas. Why? Human actions such as logging, poaching and setting fires.

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