2006-06-18 18:21:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
To preserve and protect.
2006-06-18 18:31:23 · answer #1 · answered by jennifersuem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Due to the lack of severe disturbance, old growth is often associated with rich communities of plants and animals that may be dependent upon the unique environmental conditions created by these forests. The age of the oldest trees indicates that disturbance events during the long period of development were of moderate intensity at most and did not kill all vegetation. This long period of pseudostability allows the old growth forest to become occupied over time by a wide variety of species, some of them rare.
Old growth forest serves as a reservoir for species which cannot thrive or easily regenerate in younger forest, and as such can be used as a baseline for research.
Old growth forests also store large amounts of carbon, both above and below ground. These forests collectively represent a significant pool of climate gases. Continued liquidation of these forests may increase the risk of global climate change.
2006-06-19 05:32:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
None, forests are a crop and need to be harvested. Sierra Club be damned
2006-06-19 01:25:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's where all the virgins hide.
2006-06-19 01:24:10 · answer #4 · answered by xx_muggles_xx 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
where did that come from??
2006-06-19 01:25:00 · answer #5 · answered by shah! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋