Deforestation in Australia
by Matthew Quach
1. Logging organisations have cleared 40% of Australian forests.
2. Loss of plant roots and nutrients that unstable the soil.
3. Decreasing number of trees.
4. Logging, which involves the removal of supportive tree roots.
5. Causes
6. Australia loses its large and unique biodiversity.
7. Unstable, and dead soil leads to soil erosion and soil infertility.
8. Native Australian animals lose their natural habitats, which forces them to migrate to unsafe environments, such as the roads.
9. Effects
10. The soil becomes unstable, and the Australian soil salinity increases by 58%.
