The article states that salvage logging, which is the practice of removing dead trees from affected area from fire forest and storm, is beneficial both to a damaged forest and to the economy. It provides three reasons of support. However, the professor explains that salvage logging may appear helpful but actually, it causes lots of damage on a long run and refutes each of author’s reasons.
First, the article claims that after a devastating fire, forests are chocked with dead trees and it will take years to decompose. The professor opposes this point by saying that cleaning up does not create right condition for trees growth. She states that decomposed soil is reach in nutrition, so on long run it will create suitable condition for regrowth of trees. If the dead tree would be removed then soil will suffer from lack of the nutrients.
Second, the reading posits that decaying wood is a highly suitable habitat for insects such as the spruce bark beetle, which can damage live and healthy trees. On the other hand, the lecture says that it is true that the population of insect can increase in decaying wood but they are not bad as salvage logging’s effects on long run. According to the professor, spruce bark beetle insects live in Alaska forest for hundreds of years without any damage to the forests. Moreover, decaying wood is also habitat for birds and other insects, which are helpful on a long run.
Third, the author says that salvage logging has economic benefits for the industries and it helps to create additional job for local residents. The professor opposes this point by explaining that the benefits will last for small time. In the cleaning process helicopter and advance equipment will use, which are more expensive. Furthermore, she states that the new jobs will be temporary and experience people will be called from the outside to do this job, so the local resident will not get any benefit.
The article states that
salvage
logging
, which is the practice of removing dead
trees
from
affected
area from fire
forest
and storm, is beneficial both to a damaged
forest
and to the economy. It provides three reasons of support.
However
, the
professor
explains
that
salvage
logging
may appear helpful
but
actually, it causes lots of damage on a
long
run and refutes each of author’s reasons.
First
, the article claims that after a devastating fire,
forests
are chocked
with dead
trees
and it will take years to decompose. The
professor
opposes this point by saying that cleaning up does not create right condition for
trees
growth. She states that decomposed soil is reach in nutrition,
so
on
long
run it will create suitable condition for regrowth of
trees
. If the dead
tree
would
be removed
then soil will suffer from lack of the nutrients.
Second, the reading posits that decaying wood is a
highly
suitable habitat for
insects
such as the spruce bark beetle, which can damage
live
and healthy
trees
.
On the other hand
, the lecture says that it is true that the population of
insect
can increase in decaying wood
but
they are not
bad
as
salvage
logging’s
effects on
long
run. According to the
professor
, spruce bark beetle
insects
live
in Alaska
forest
for hundreds of years without any damage to the
forests
.
Moreover
, decaying wood is
also
habitat for birds and other
insects
, which are helpful on a
long
run.
Third, the author says that
salvage
logging
has economic benefits for the industries and it
helps
to create additional job for local residents. The
professor
opposes this point by explaining that the benefits will last for
small time
. In the cleaning process helicopter and advance equipment will
use
, which are more expensive.
Furthermore
, she states that the new jobs will be temporary and experience
people
will
be called
from the outside to do this job,
so
the local resident will not
get
any benefit.