In selecting a method, individual site conditions are important because between final felling and re-establishment the soil surface is exposed and site degrade can take place.Soil erosion is more likely because the moderating effect of the canopy on the force of rain is removed, and the underground network of roots dies. Also indiscriminate burning can destroy the litter/humus layer as well as the debris leading to nutrient losses through rapid leaching, washing away of surface ash during heavy rain, and volatilizing of nitrates.