Will Siberian forests be spared the wholesale destruction suffered by the world's tropical rainforests? The enormous changes now occurring in the former Soviet Union offer opportunities as well as challenges.
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Rosencranz, A., Scott, A. Siberia's threatened forests. Nature 355, 293–294 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1038/355293a0
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