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Quotes from Forgotten Grasslands of the South: Natural History and Conservation — Reed Noss

born 1952 United States

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Endless fascination with nature—nothing more and nothing less—is the key to enlisting people in the fight to save biodiversity.

Forgotten Grasslands of the South: Natural History and Conservation (2012)

A few human generations ago, grasslands were abundant across much of the South; today there are rare. Driving through the region today, one mostly sees agricultural fields, pine plantations, dense and mostly young hardwood forests and swamps, and, increasingly, urban sprawl.

Forgotten Grasslands of the South: Natural History and Conservation (2012)

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