Apes 5.17 Clearcutting and Sustainable Forestry

Ecologically Sustainable Forestry

Forestry (using trees for lumber) that minimizes damage to ecosystem (habitats destruction, soil erosion, etc

Selective cutting/strip cutting

Only cutting some of the trees in an area (biggest & oldest) to preserve habitat (biodiv.) and topsoil

examples/effects of ecologically sustainable forestry

Using human & pack animal labor to minimize soil compaction from machinery ● Maximizes long-term productivity of land & preserves forest for future generations ● Replanting same species being logged

Fire supressionsion

the practice of putting out all natural forest fires as soon as they start

more dry biomass buildup

Putting out fires immediately leads to

fuel for large forests fires

stored nutrients trapped in dead biomass

dead trees= susceptible to disease and pest spread

Dead biomass building up acts as