The second most diverse terrestrial ecosystem in the world can be found in Eastern , Kentucky. This region is called "Lucy Forest" for botanist Dr. Lucy Braun. Dr. Braun was the first person to realize the importance of this area's and she coined in a "mixed mesophytic forest." This scientific term is still used. Dr. Braun traipsed through the Appalachian Mountains cataloging the diverse flora from 1920-1940.

 Source:

Reeder, Brian C. Ph.D. The Kentucky Explorer, Lucy's Woods Are Among Most Diverse In The World, Jackson: The Kentucky Explorer May 1998.

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