Compared to disturbed areas, highly natural areas are also more likely to support ecosystems with structural and functional properties whose ecological significance we may not yet understand or appreciate, but which are essential for the long term viability of those systems, and human uses of them.
Compared to disturbed areas, highly natural areas are also more likely to support ecosystems with structural and functional properties whose ecological significance we may not yet understand or appreciate, but which are essential for the long term viability of those systems, and human uses of them.