I think it's B Which of the following statements best describes the effect that clear-cutting has on forests? A. Clear-cutting prevents deforestation by ensuring that new trees are planted where others were cut down. B. Clear-cutting ensures that forests continue to be a renewable resource. C. Clear-cutting limits the use of forests as a renewable resource because it does not involve reforestation. D. Clear-cutting limits erosion and other problems caused by reforestation.
After a century of clearcutting, this forest, near the source of the Lewis and Clark River in Clatsop County, Oregon, is a patchwork. In each patch, most of the trees are the same age.
Clearcutting, clearfelling, or clearcut logging is a forestry/logging practice in which most or all trees in an area are uniformly cut down. Clearcutting, along with shelterwood and seed tree harvests, is used by foresters to create certain types of forest ecosystems and to promote select species that require an abundance of sunlight or grow in large, even-age stands.[1] Logging companies and forest-worker unions in some countries support the practice for scientific, safety, and economic reasons. Detractors see clearcutting as synonymous with deforestation, destroying natural habitats[2] and contributing to climate change.[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clearcutting
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