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1 <strong>Mountain</strong> Flora and Fauna<br />

Yunnan-Kweichow Plateau, China<br />

Chi Keung Wong<br />

Changes in land use patterns, especially conversion <strong>of</strong> prime forests<br />

to agricultural terraces, have contributed to <strong>the</strong> erosion <strong>of</strong> wild genetic<br />

resources, threatening <strong>the</strong> very basis <strong>of</strong> sustainable agrobiodiversity.<br />

6 Threats to <strong>Mountain</strong> <strong>Biodiversity</strong><br />

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