The several varieties of camphor trees that could be used to produce camphor products were chopped down in vast quantities, and the stout camphor tree was among the casualties.
例如生活在闊葉林下層、喜愛隱蔽的台灣特有種鳥類藍腹鷳近年來數量減少，就和闊葉林木大量消失有關。