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Roadside habitats: a missing link in the conservation agenda

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Roadside habitats in Brazil have been and remain major suppliers of biological diversity and plant genetic resources to society. If the ultimate demise of these habitats is to be avoided, their inclusion in conservation policy planning is mandatory.

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Allem, A.C. Roadside habitats: a missing link in the conservation agenda. The Environmentalist 17, 7–10 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018574004711

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