In the lecture, the lecturer opposes the advantage of salvage cutting which was presented in the reading. The speaker contends that salvage cutting is very harmful for conserving forest.
First, the professor argues that removing dead tress lead to damage for protecting forest. According to the reading, cutting the damaged logging is beneficial to keep undamaged trees and it is important for trees to grow more efficiently because salvage cutting creates more fresh space for other living trees in the wood; However, the lecturer claims that it is risky for people to eradicate dead threes due to possibility of fire. Futhermore, dead trees has positive impact on balancing ecosystem because it provide other trees with fulfilling nutrients to grow.
Next, the speaker suggest that it is doubtful that insect are harmful for forest. According to the reading, dead tees and logging provide detrimental insects with habitats; therefore, salvage cutting is necessary to manage the habitats of wildlife in forest; By contrast, the lecturer says that insects makes it possible for birds to live by catching insects to gain nutrients.
Finally, the professor believe that burning damaged wood is not useful for local people to get the job. In the reading, salvage cutting can produce financial benefits because harvesting, logging and replanting woods create lots of new job for local community; However, the speaker stresses that salvage logging doesn't makes it possible for local people to gain the job. This is because only experts of forest enable to handle the forest ecosystem; therefore, it is impossible for rural people to have financial advantages. Also, expensive equipments are necessary to removing damaged trees, it is harmful for people to enhance their financial accounts. |