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new lower lying vegetation can spring up, if the soil is on an incline then erosion can occur. The extremes of erosion over a period of time could cause landslides,mudslides,etc. An ironic situation could arise if a family has logged a hillside to help build their house near where they logged,then,years later, a landslide occurred and destroyed the family's house.
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∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoYou, get soil erosion. Valuable minerals in the soil get washed away, when it rains and also blown away by the wind. Habitat loss is another factor for birds and small animals.
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What happens to soil when rain forest is cut down?
The roots of trees keep the soil together. Therefore if the trees are cut down the soil grains are no longer held together by the roots which causes erosion to occur more easily.
What destroys soil in the tropics?
Deforestation. When the trees are cut down and the soil is exposed to tropical rains erosion occurs and the soil is washed away
Why forest that are replanted after being cut down are not always the same as the ones that were cut?
Because every tree is different so you will never get the same forest again after you cut is down. Also the years that the old trees have been sitting in the soil have grown to fit the needs of the trees living there so when you cut them down and plant new ones it takes years for the soil to adapt to the new trees which makes it an awkward looking arrangement.
Every 3 seconds a football field of trees is cut down so how many football fields of trees are cut down in a day?
There are 28,800 football fields of trees that are cut down in a day!
What habitats are being destroyed when people cut down trees?
Cutting down trees is dumb
What happens to soil fertility when trees are cut down?
it gets eroded
What happens to soil when rain forest is cut down?
The roots of trees keep the soil together. Therefore if the trees are cut down the soil grains are no longer held together by the roots which causes erosion to occur more easily.
What happens to food when to many trees are cut down?
nothing
What happens when you cut trees?
When you cut trees down, it is very bad for the enviorment. Squirells and other animals need trees and trees give off most of our oxygen!
What happens if the people cut down all the trees and there is none left in the future?
there will be no trees.
What happens to animals during deforestation?
When trees are cut down, the soil is washed away by heavy rain as there are no tree roots to hold the soil down
What destroys soil in the tropics?
Deforestation. When the trees are cut down and the soil is exposed to tropical rains erosion occurs and the soil is washed away
The term slash and burn applies to what area?
When the farmers cut down the trees and use the ash for soil
Why forest that are replanted after being cut down are not always the same as the ones that were cut?
Because every tree is different so you will never get the same forest again after you cut is down. Also the years that the old trees have been sitting in the soil have grown to fit the needs of the trees living there so when you cut them down and plant new ones it takes years for the soil to adapt to the new trees which makes it an awkward looking arrangement.
What happens when trees are cut down and not replaced?
animals who can not find another home die
What happens to animals when you cut your trees down?
Then the animals everyone loves will have to move elsewhere. =(
What happens to the animals when they cut down the evergreen trees What happens to their family's?
they find a new home & get split up
