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Moderate fires play an important role in western pine forests. Which of the following statements is NOT one of those roles?
A. They release carbon and other nutrients into the soil to be recycled.
B. They remove the debris and low-lying branches of the pine forests.
C. They destroy all the seed banks in the upper layers of the soil.
D. They create open grassy areas for large herbivores, such as elk, deer, bison, and moose.

Answer :

''They create open grassy areas for large herbivores, such as elk, deer, bison, and moose.'' is not the role of moderate fires.

What is the role of moderate fires?

Moderate fires have positive effects on forest such as the fire removes vegetation as well as recycles nutrients back into the soil. It also remove seeds of many weeds plant.

So we can conclude that option D is the right answer.

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