The book State of the World 1998 says: “While many people in northern countries look at tropical forests with concern, they may be unaware that the temperate forests in their own backyards are the most fragmented and disturbed of all forest types. ”
Buku State of the World 1998 mengatakan, ” Banyak orang di Belahan Bumi Utara prihatin akan keadaan hutan - hutan tropis, padahal mereka mungkin tidak sadar bahwa hutan - hutan subtropis di negeri mereka sendiri adalah jenis yang paling sporadis tumbuhnya dan paling banyak diganggu. ”