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Acknowledgements
We are grateful for the support of Mrs.
Isabelle Peillen, Project Coordinator, MADA;
Prof. M. H. Parizeau, Faculty of Philosophy,
University of Laval, Canada, and Dr. Nada
Sinno Saoud, Post Herbarium Curator, American
University of Beirut (AUB). We
acknowledge the efforts of the GIS experts,
Dr. Ghaleb Faour and his team, for their
meticulous work on the development of the
preliminary vegetation cover maps, as well as
the field technician, Mr. Hussein Draa for his
commitment and support to the required
intensive field work.
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