For instance, the clear-cutting of a forest site is one of the most drastic changes in land-use leading to changes in physical soil properties such as moisture content or the aggregate structure, which facilitates release of soil particles and finally increasing risks of nutrient losses, [3–6,15–20].
Does clear cutting disrupt soil?
Clearcutting, along with the vast network of logging roads, result in sedimentation and soil erosion into our national forest's rivers and streams.
What are the disadvantages of clear cutting?
Clearcutting cons:
- They look bad. Until the newly planted trees “green up” a hillside, a clearcut is not considered appealing to the general public.
- Habitat disturbance. Clearcutting alters the habitat where trees once stood, and forest wildlife is displaced into new areas.
- Increased stream flow.
