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| | Unasylva - No. 129 - Logging concessions - The world of forestry |
 | | However, the storm destroyed only scattered small areas of forest in the island's northern portion, according to a study by Douglas J. Poole, consultant, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Milton Apple-field and Robert B. McDonald, US Forest Service. |
 | | The island contains the only extensive tropical ecosystem in the Caribbean that remains undisturbed by man. Major species include Dacryodes, Amanoa, Sterculia, Richeria, Hibiscus, and Symphonia. |
 | | Although some potential salvage is possible, much of the forest is inaccessible because of steep slopes. |
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