grazing - the use of grasses and other plants to feed wild or domestic herbivores such as deer, sheep and cows.
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grazing land management = the process of altering the balance of animal, soil and plants in order to gain a desired outcome
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Intensive grazing by livestock that exceeds the environmental carrying capacity of a given piece of land.
grazing of livestock, wildlife production. recreation,
watershed, and timber production. Could also apply to use
of bodies of water for recreational purposes, fishing, and ...
Megaherbivore A term referring to very large terrestrial grazing animals (> 1000 kg), such as elephants, also including the many species that went extinct in the last 30 000 years or so.
Bioerosion The process by which animals erode hard hard surfaces such as rocks and coral reefs, through drilling, grazing and burrowing.
A Land cover/use category on which the climax or potential plant cover is composed principally of native grasses, grasslike plants, forbs or shrubs suitable for grazing and browsing, and introduced forage species that are managed like rangeland.
overgrazing and intensive farming of arid land), repeated burning of natural vegetation, aggressive removal of trees, or a combination of all these factors, together with other influences.
Some farmers have observed that cows grazing near cell towers are more likely to experience still births, spontaneous abortions, birth deformities and behavioral problems, not to mention general declines in overall health.
Use of land for more than one purpose; e.g., grazing of livestock, watershed and wildlife protection, recreation, and timber production. Also applies to use of bodies of water for recreational purposes, fishing, and water supply.
multiple use Use of land for more than one purpose, i.e., grazing of livestock, wildlife production, recreation, watershed, and timber production. Also applies to bodies of water for recreational purposes, fishing, and water supply.
Overgrazing of rangelands, large-scale cutting of forests and woodlands, drought, and burning of extensive areas all serve to destroy or degrade the land cover.
Assisting an area to regrow into a native forest through natural processes. ANR actions can include land preparation, catalytic planting, fencing to keep out grazing animals and many other.
Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Concentrations ...
Integrated resource planning: The management of two or more resources in the same general area; commonly includes water, soil, timber, grazing land, fish, wildlife, and recreation.
The exact successional pattern of the balds are disputed, but fire and /or grazing probably maintained these areas.
High elevation Spruce/Fir in the Blue Ridge.
Mixed mesophytic forest in a Blue Ridge cove.
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