What is Shifting cultivation? What
impact does it have on forests
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Explanation:
Shifting cultivation, producing changes in vegetal cover, contributes to forest degradation and to the reduction of goods and services with direct and indirect use. The survey data indicate that the vegetation after shifting agriculture is dominated by shrubs, bushes and herbs.
Answer:
Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which a person uses a piece of land, only to abandon or alter the initial use a short time later. This system often involves clearing of a piece of land followed by several years of wood harvesting or farming until the soil loses fertility.
The main physical properties of the soil that were impacted by shifting cultivation were the following: texture, structure (especially, aggregate stability), bulk density, porosity, color, soil moisture retention, and temperature.