▁of ▁er os ion ▁and ▁native ▁habitat ▁loss ▁can ▁result ▁from ▁some ▁un sk ill ful ▁def ens ible ▁space ▁applications . ▁The ▁disturb ance ▁of ▁the ▁soil ▁surface , ▁such ▁as ▁garden ▁soil ▁cultiv ation ▁in ▁and ▁fire break s ▁beyond ▁native ▁landscape ▁zones ▁areas , ▁dest ro ys ▁the ▁native ▁plant ▁cover ▁and ▁ex poses ▁open ▁soil , ▁acceler ating ▁invas ive ▁species ▁of ▁plants ▁(" in vas ive ▁ex ot ics ") ▁spread ing ▁and ▁replacing ▁native ▁habit ats . ▁ ▁In ▁sub urban ▁and ▁wild land – urban ▁interface ▁areas , ▁the ▁veget ation ▁clear ance ▁and ▁br ush ▁removal ▁ordin ances ▁of ▁municipal ities ▁for ▁def ens ible ▁space ▁can ▁result ▁in ▁mistaken ▁excess ive ▁clear cut ting ▁of ▁native ▁and ▁non - in vas ive ▁introduced ▁shr ubs ▁and ▁per enn ial s ▁that ▁ex poses ▁the ▁soil ▁to ▁more ▁light ▁and ▁less ▁competition ▁for ▁invas ive ▁plant ▁species , ▁and ▁also ▁to ▁er os ion ▁and ▁land sl ides . ▁Neg ative ▁a est h etic ▁consequences ▁to ▁natural ▁and ▁land sc aped ▁areas ▁can ▁be ▁minim ized ▁with ▁integrated ▁and ▁bal anced ▁def ens ible ▁space ▁practices . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Fire ▁e col ogy ▁Fire f ight ing ▁Wild fire ▁supp ression ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁C AL - FI RE : ▁Home page ▁+ ▁Link s ▁Official ▁CA ▁State ▁Board ▁of ▁Forest ry ▁and ▁Fire ▁Prote ction ▁website . ▁CA ▁State ▁Board ▁of ▁Forest ry ▁and ▁Fire ▁Prote ction : ▁"