(a) Give two ecological significance of forests to man (b) State three characteristics of softwood forests which favour their exploitation.

      

(a) Give two ecological significance of forests to man.
(b) State three characteristics of softwood forests which favour their exploitation.

  

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william
(a)
-forest help to preserve the balance of gases in the atmosphere.
-Forest act as habitats for wild animals.
-Forest protect water catchment areas.
-Forest help to protect and conserve soil from erosion.

(b)
-softwood forest appear in pure stands hence easy to exploit.
-They are light hence easy to cut and transport.
-They have a wide range of uses .
-They mature faster.
steve williams answered the question on January 8, 2018 at 04:48


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