The flow chart shows the consequences of deforestation. When trees are clear cut, there are 4 main effects, which lead to flooding, vegetation being degraded, and less biodiversity.
The first consequence is that the soil was compressed by heavy logging equipment, which caused the soil to become hard and baked, which resulted in water from rain running off and flooding.
The second consequence is that the number of roots that hold the top soil is reduced, which leads to soil erosion and followed by pioneer species moving in, and, as a result, vegetation is degraded.
The third consequence is the increasing risk of burning, which can be both deliberate or accidental. Because of burning, the waste wood from logging is destroyed and the microorganisms that feed on this wood are lost, which causes degraded vegetation and As a consequence, biodiversity is declining.
And the last consequence is that it decreases the amount of moisture that plants return to the air, so there will be less precipitation and increased drought, which will result in pioneer species moving in and vegetation degrading.
The flow chart
shows
the consequences of deforestation. When trees are
clear
cut
, there are 4 main effects, which lead to flooding,
vegetation
being degraded
, and less biodiversity.
The
first
consequence
is that the
soil
was compressed
by heavy logging equipment, which caused the
soil
to become
hard
and baked, which resulted in water from rain running off and flooding.
The second
consequence
is that the number of roots that hold the top
soil
is
reduced
, which leads to
soil
erosion and followed by pioneer species moving in, and,
as a result
,
vegetation
is degraded
.
The
third
consequence
is the increasing
risk
of burning, which can be both deliberate or accidental.
Because
of burning, the waste wood from logging is
destroyed
and the microorganisms that feed on this wood
are lost
, which causes degraded
vegetation
and As a
consequence
, biodiversity is declining.
And the last
consequence
is that it decreases the amount of moisture that plants return to the air,
so
there will be less precipitation and increased drought, which will result in pioneer species moving in and
vegetation
degrading.