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Why rain forest soil does not keep its nutrients long after trees are cut down?
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∙ 12y ago
the tree holds the nutrients but if you remove the tree the nutrients will wash away then you cant plant any thing else there.
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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.
Would it be better to cut the trees down or keep them?
It would be better for them to keep the trees but if the trees are going to affect pipes and etc., then the trees should be cut down
Why are humans ruining the temperate rainforest Stuipd People?
Because humans are trying to make less forest by chopping the trees down not relizialing that when they are doing this they are killing themselves on the inside because we need OXYGEN to breathe from trees so if they keep cutting down down trees....... GOOD BYE WORLD.
Are trees nonrenewable resources?
It depends on how man maintains trees. If man clear-cuts (cuts down all the trees in an area) and does not replace them, then no, they are not renewable. However, if man cuts only the mature trees from a forest and leaves the rest, the younger trees will grow and seeds from those trees will produce new trees. In that case, trees are renewable and the forest will keep reseeding itself. Man can also plant young trees to replace those he cuts.
Why is there little old growth forest in West Africa?
The trees roots help keep the soil in place. However because wood is a main source of fuel, people who live in this region cut down the trees.
What are some of the dangers in the coniferous forest?
These forest are disappearing because of humanity cutting down these trees sometimes for just to get an open grassland, if we keep using up trees, then we won't be able to live, trees give us oxygen.
What are jaguars eaten by?
well... us. we kill them because of there beautiful fur. Also they die because we keep cutting down trees in the rain forest, that's were they live.
Do lumberjacks keep the forest in balance?
Not really. Lumberjacks just cut down trees. They don't really make management decisions. They just do what they are told. Someone else makes management decisions that determine the fate of the forest.
How do you keep forest beautiful?
Not cut them down and water them regally
Why are tree roots important to the rain forest?
because they provide nutrients to the other plants and they keep the soil from washing away
What do you call trees that lose their leaves in the winter?
These are called deciduous trees. Trees that keep their leaves in winter are called coniferous. Most coniferous trees have needle leaves and cones. Deciduous leaves vary in shape and size but most trees that don't have a needle shaped leaf are deciduous trees.
Why would a grassland ecosystem have more primary consumers than a forest ecosystem?
Grass is easier for herbivores to digest. The energy in trees is less available to herbivores.
