thj l.;o.d:'r. Rocovjry from rrpoatjd clipping "by rabbits producos badly do- 

 form .d, bushy trQOs, I'iuch of this dcmagj can bo avoidod by planting burnod 

 ar-'.3 th ; first s.;ason following th . ■■;urn. 



As notod, th.; oponin.r^ of largj forest aroas by oithor burnin;- or 

 cutting results in an incroas^d population of small ]-odjnts, Thes'- pro- 

 vide quarry for predator;" birds and nu.miaals., v/hich th .n ma a; '.Iso incroaso. 

 Subs Qu.nt dopr ;dr.tions of som- oy th.s pr odators on i^^^rn.^ sp. ci is is only 

 incidont'/.l, but th? i.ncid-.nGo of gamo in th':ir food is greater as thoir 

 numbers increase* Thj rodents, as buffer speci ;s, s .rving as a staple 

 food sup^ ly for th pr.d:,tors, act to incroaso th ^ prdator population 

 and therefore th ; prjdation on cert in g-.me spjoi::3, -"'h-.th.r this in- 

 creased pr^d-.tion is s rious d:p-;nds upon v/h th.;r th . gr.mc-pr-^dator rr.tio 

 is alter -d. 



The respons-; of anim.:..l6 to habitat chr.ng'.:s makes it possible to 

 incroaso djsir-^d species by proper man- .g:;raont. If th ; habit.".t is made 

 more suitable, rnjdlif-. incr r.s is, and conversely, if less suitable, 

 wildlife decr::as s, Rjspons vari.s in proportion not only to habitat 

 chango but also to r.nimal adaptability. It is possibl;. to take o.dvantago 

 of th^sj relations to bring ''.bout ecological control of c:rt.'.in undesir- 

 able species of animals, Even hero the ability of the animal to mO(';t 

 altered conditions vdll dotormin i whethor th ; practicj is foasiblo and 

 compatiblo v/ith 6thcr us.s of th Ir.nd ar ja , For exampl j , burning of the 

 Me^nzanita-C ;anothus bruehficlds of northirn California discourages rabbits 

 and thus cuts dovm the loss of plant -d pin. stock, lij r-sults, also, in 

 an incrjase of so .Td-or.ting mice and tonds to prevent 'n'.tural pin i regoncr- 

 ation. 



Forest-manag-:m-jnt planning also should considor less conspicuous 

 but equally far-reaching ecological r.,- lationships , so th-t the grjatest 

 usjs can be made of both the for.st and the wildlifo resources. 



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