Clearcutting causes ecological harm

• Clearcutting destroys old growth forests.

• Clearcutting removes most habitat features in a forest because no trees are left standing.

• Clearcutting negatively impacts species requiring old, diverse forests.

• Clearcutting may reduce long-term soil fertility and it leads to major shifts in forest species composition.

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