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Release nutrients locked up in decaying logs.
Opens shaded areas in the forest, allowing sunlight in and encouraging new growth.
Reduce the amount of burnable material available if there is a large wildfire.
Easier to contain than a wildfire, more cost efficient.
Release of seeds from Serotinous cones.
Reduces competition of trees.
Strengthens bark of many trees as protection in future fires.
Reduces disease and insect infestation.
Preserves early stages of succession.
Animal habitats are lost.
Death of both plants & animals.
Time period to grow back is long: these plants are a necessity for the animals to survive.
Pollution due to smoke emitted.
The process is very costly, requires many workers.
Fire is very hard to maintain; fire can potentially break loose.