Question

Which of the following is a commercially used method for harvesting trees and is most likely to lead to a fragmented landscape with serious impacts on biodiversity?

a. Selective cutting
b. Clear-cutting
c. Shelter-wood cutting
d. Slash and burn clearing
e. Gleaning

Answer 1

Answer: b. Clear-cutting

Explanation: Clear cutting is a cheap and effective way of harvesting trees or timbers, this methods helps the forest operators to get the best out of a forest at a very reduced cost.

Clear-cutting is bad because removing the whole tree from an area destroys outrightly the natural habitat of most widelife, and it will also lead to the destruction of the eco-system that relies on the forest.