Selective+Cut+Logging

 =__What is selective cut logging?__ = Selective cut logging in an area is when loggers cut only certain trees that are spaced out to help new trees have a chance to grow.(1) =__FACTS__ =  =__Some of the Effects of selective cut logging on the environment__        = = __ How selective cut logging is better for the environment? __ =   less sediments flow into the river which can cause many things to happen like floods or a loss of fish or other water creatures.It does not cause as much pollution to the air. (machines) (2) Less time is spent with the machines on or working to cut down the trees in one area. 
 * The loss of trees in an area can make the soil loose and can erode away causing some sediments to flow into near rivers.(2)
 * when only certain trees are cut down it lets in light so that more trees can grow.(1)
 * when soil gets loose, it can cause landslides and floods(3)
 * selective cut logging is not as harmful to the environment (1)
 * not as many trees are killed/cut down (2)
 * Less sediments flow into the rivers and waterways that are close by(2)


=__ Where Is an example of selective cut logging in the Gray Area? __ = =near the uper Rafta river is were selective cut logging is going on unlike the Missterssippi were there is clear cut logging.=


=__ Source :__ = (1) Ashworth, William, and Charles E. Little. "selective cut." //Encyclopedia of Environmental Studies//, New Edition. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2001. //Science Online//. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE40&SID=5&iPin= envrnstud2848&SingleRecord=True (accessed December 16, 2008

(2) Bare, Emily __Detective Notebook__ Cincinnati:Nagel Middle School,2008 (3) Desonie, Dana. "loss of habitat." //Biosphere//, Our Fragile Planet. New York: Chelsea House Publishing, 2007. //Science Online//. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE40&SID=5&iPin= OFPB0005&SingleRecord=True (accessed December 19, 2008).