Cutting down trees makes the land hotter--a problem for animals and the land

When we cut down trees, we take away more than just homes for plants and animals. Trees block light from reaching the ground, so the land under trees stays cool and wet. But when we break a large group of trees into smaller groups of trees, to make space for roads or houses, there are fewer trees to block light and the land under trees gets hotter. If the land gets too hot, animals have to move or change the way they live. Here I present new ways to think about how animals live in smaller, hotter groups of trees.