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Record 1 1997-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

These industrial practices affect biodiversity through soil erosion, stream siltation, loss of beneficial soil biota, and loss of humus, effects on micro-and macroclimate, and loss of major habitat. Current management policies tend to ignore non-fibre forest products and focus on volume extraction of raw lumber and paper pulp.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Ces pratiques industrielles nuisent à la diversité en provoquant l'érosion des sols, l'envasement des cours d'eau, la perte de biotes du sol utiles et d'humus, la perturbation des micro et des macro-climats et la disparition d'habitats majeurs.

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