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Tools and applications like GIS platforms, through its connectivity and com-
patibility can allow decision makers, scientific community and local communities
to have a better knowledge of their territory, to lead to a more sustainable natural
resources management.
Acknowledgments
Special thanks to N Hoalst Pullen, MW Patterson and S MacDonell for their
invaluable comments on earlier drafts of this manuscript.
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