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Nature clear cuts when she has a forest fire. However, when nature clear cuts with a forest fire, the same forest fire plants the seeds for a new forest. New plants grow up immediately. When humans clear cut, a team does not follow the clear cutters replanting the forest. In fact the United States Forestry Service gives the company that did the clear cutting five years to replant the trees. They have 5 years to do what should be done the next day.
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What has the author Mats Hannerz written?
Mats Hannerz has written: 'Vegetation succession after clearcutting and shelterwood cutting' -- subject(s): Clearcutting, Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Clearcutting, Environmental aspects of Logging, Forest reproduction, Logging, Norway spruce, Plant succession
What can you do to stop clearcutting?
stop cutting down trees
What has the author J K Jeglum written?
J. K. Jeglum has written: 'Strip clearcutting in black spruce' -- subject(s): Growth, Black spruce, Trees, Clearcutting
What has the author Debra L Clausen written?
Debra L. Clausen has written: 'Social acceptability of alternatives to clearcutting' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Clearcutting, Logging, Public opinion
What term is used when trees are cut indiscriminatly?
Slash and burn or clearcutting.
What has the author Winifred B Kessler written?
Winifred B Kessler has written: 'Bird population responses to clearcutting in the Tongass National Forest of southeast Alaska' -- subject(s): Bird populations, Clearcutting
What has the author Richard Rajala written?
Richard Rajala has written: 'Clearcutting the Pacific rain forest' -- subject(s): History, Forest management, Forest policy, Logging, Forests and forestry, Technological innovations, Clearcutting
What is the word for clearing land of trees?
deforistation, (related: commercial logging, poverty, destruction)
What is clearcutting and how does it affect erosion?
Clearcutting is a forestry practice where all trees in a specific area are cut down. It can lead to increased erosion because it removes the vegetation that helps hold soil in place. Without trees and plants, there is nothing to slow down runoff water, leading to soil erosion and loss of topsoil.
Taking out whole forests when harvesting timber is known as?
Taking out whole forests when harvesting timber is known as "CLEARCUTTING."
What has the author Alan A Ager written?
Alan A. Ager has written: 'Software for calculating vegetation disturbance and recovery by using the equivalent clearcut area model' -- subject(s): Clearcutting, Computer programs, Cumulative effects assessment (Environmental assessment), Ecological disturbances, Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Clearcutting, Environmental aspects of Forest management, Forest management
What are the disadvantages of clearcutting and selective cutting?
Clearcutting can lead to significant environmental degradation, including loss of biodiversity, soil erosion, and disruption of water cycles, as it removes all trees in an area. Selective cutting, while less destructive, can still result in habitat fragmentation and may not fully preserve the ecological balance, especially if not managed properly. Both methods can also impact local communities and economies reliant on forest resources. Additionally, clearcutting can contribute to climate change by releasing stored carbon, while selective cutting may not adequately mitigate this effect if not done sustainably.
