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Whcn pcoplc think rrl bioclir crsitr lltr'r tt'tt;rllr llrirrk ol .l)t.r'ie. .lirilriti. ri hich r-clcl's to thc rlillc'rcnt arrirnuls. Itllrttt. lrntl in.ttlr irr lr Sirert lrr'..1r. Ilarvcstins. cspccrlrllr rr hcn ltrost of the trccs llc rcnto\ ctl. Ilrs lr consitlcrluble inrpuct on spccics clir,,ersit1. but onlr in tlrc \hort tcfllt.

Llnlcss it's corrr crtctl for- lurntland or clcvclol-rrne nt. itlnto\t anr lirrcst rr ill gtorr buck to bc trs belutil'uI and clir crsc as tl'rc orrc it rcplaccs. 'l'his has bc-cn rlcnror.r\tnl1c(l throuslt thc ages h1 lltt' tttlrttr lorr'.1. 111i11111,1 tlr.. rr,rr'l.l tltat huve fcgcncralcd allcl tlistLr r bancc. n()l onl\ l'r-onr logging. bLrt fnrnr lir-c. ice. l intl. r olcanic cr-ulttion lncl tlisclrsc.

Willt or' \\ illt{}ltt l)trrllrrr irrle lr clt tiorr. lirrcsts llc irr a conslunt state o1' chirrrgc ancl rlillclcnt staecs of'firrcst rr'()\\ tll irli1rrill lo rljl'1.'''-',' \l)e .ie r. Altcr a clisturbuncc such us I'irc. a sitc rvill lttlact grilsscs. bcllics uncl grirz rnc unintals. rr hich likc oytcrr urcas. As thc lotc-st gr()\\ s. specics cornc ancl g<r buscrl on tltc crtr ironntcrrt tltcv prcli'r. Irr the casc ol u,ildlitc. lhis rnighr irr.lttrle tlrt' rnrrtulc. lorr elcrlrli,,rr lirlcsts nccdctl br clccl irrrtl clk tlLrling * inter. ol olrl grori tlt lirlcsts n ith rlcarl trccs r-rscrl b1 birils und hibcrrlrting Ircars.

Hotcrcr. r',,hilc u firrcst rvill grtn' back orr its ou n. thcre is u link bctwccrr sr.rstainuhlc lirrestr-r utrri biodivcrsitr'. Suslainlltilitv is sor crnecl b1 lcuislation lrrcl forcslcrs Arc t'ctlrnlcrl to shorr horr thct lill rnaintain lrabitat tirr l lirll ranqc ol rr ilcllilc s1-rccics. Thcy llso huvc to cllsul.c lunrlscapc clirclsitt rvhiclt lcfcls to thc iliftcrcnt tr ltcs of L-cos\ stcllt. site ll lus *ctlarrcls ol olcl qnrrrtlr litrcsts. ,.\rr lr))l)()l'tar)t l)uft ol sr.rstlrinublc forcrt nrlnirgerncnI is clcsignirru hafvcst l)itl tcrrrs in sue h u \\'av thitt litrcsts ol ull lrgcs. anrl lrll tt pcs ol ce o\\'stcnt. lllc incluclcrl orr thc lanclscultc. l)r. ,llortrt lttts lttt,tt tt lttrtlLr rtf tltc (nru ()tltn(ntul ntt)\'(nt(ttl .fi)t' tttrttt, lltutt .lo .tt'rl.r. ,1 co .fittrrttlt,r utttl .fltnttL'r ltrrritlt,ttl ttf (irttrtltt'ut t'. ltc ltttld.s u l)lrl) irr t't rtloqt Ltttl Lt IJ.\t itt.fttt tsI lttttItt,q.t'. .\trttI t1ttt'.stirtrt: ( ) l)(t 1 t i ( kCt .\( tt \i l)l ((nyir( )n n1(t t t(tl i \1.(.( )n t.

Somc crrvir'<tnn.tcntuI ists plorloIe lltr'itlt'lr tlrlrl lr lirrest Lilt i\ iln \'\.o\\\ Ir'ln Lon(. li,1'11 a, lrrrl irr llrt l nt.ilirt.r thc biorlir crsitr nor. thc sltirituul ilrrrrli t1' of thc oliginal firrcst ncr--cl bc lost rrs the ncn, lilrcst gt'o*,'s. l think tlrlrt lr scnsiblc crtvironntcrrtlrl ist undcrstirrrtls that tlrc l)roccs\ ol' rcneu al oe crr rs over nuutY rcars. ttntl chooscs to scc a lcccntly lrarvestctl sitc lirr ultirt it is ii nronrcnt irr tinrc.

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