====== Accomplishments & Ecological Effects of Site Preparation ======
^Site Preparation Practice   ^Accomplishment                               ^^^^Major ecological concerns|
^                            ^Debris ^Competition ^Soil prep ^Micro environment^                        |
|Shearing                    |       |XXX         |X         |XX               ^Compaction, erosion, soil displacement|
|Piling∗                     |XXX    |XX          |X         |XX               ^Compaction, erosion, soil displacement, nutrient drain,increased soil temperature|
|Burning                     |X      |XX          |          |XX               ^Air pollution, erosion, nutrient losses|
|Chemical                    |       |XX          |          |XX               ^Water pollution|
|Chopping                    |XX     |X           |X         |XX               ^Greater soil protection, retains nutrients, improves soil water, buffers soil temp|
|Discing                     |       |XXX         |XXX       |XXX              ^Erosion, puddling, increased soil temp., improved nutrients and water|
|Bedding                     |       |XXX         |XXX       |XXX              ^Erosion, improved nutrients, aeration, and water|
X = Moderate effect, XX = Large effect, XXX = Major Effect\\
∗= Includes rood-raking, windrowing,debris removal in from of planting machine.