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Pteridophytes have evolved to fill almost every ecological niche but the greatest species diversity is clearly found in the tropical rainforest. The rapid disappearance of this biome throughout the world with many of their pteridophyte species yet undiscovered, let alone described, is of great concern. It is fortunate that the richer montane forests are the last to disappear. Sustainable logging unfortunately takes the mature trees with large canopies frequently covered with rich epiphytic pteridophytes. It is important to survey as soon as possible those tropical areas under threat, and to assess how many and which general families are actually protected in national parks and nature reserves.
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Jermy, A.C. (1990). Conservation of Pteridophytes. In: Kramer, K.U., Green, P.S. (eds) Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02604-5_4
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