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Overgrazing is the process by which domestic animals (such as sheep or cattle) degrade the land by eating more plant material than the land can sustain. That is to say the plants (such as grass) in a given area cannot regrow at the rate they are being eaten by the animals. This leads to problems with erosion, which can cause further problems for sustained plant growth if the topsoil washes away.
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Overgrazing occurs when nomadic herders allow too many animals to graze on the land for an extended period of time.
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What is a good sentence with the word overgraze in it?
there is much overgraze in this time .
How can you avoid desertification?
Do not overgraze and plant trees.
How the Bedouin people cause desertification?
By allowing their livestock to overgraze an area turning grassland into desert.
What is overgraze in ecosystem?
When cattle eat at the grass and plants so hard that they die and don't grow back.
What land use choices could lead to desertification?
allowing livestock to overgraze a regionremoving all of the plants from a region
What are some of the positives that wolves have?
they help keep the population of other Animals down so the other animals don't overgraze. so that's one thing there are alot of things.
How do humans affected the local environment?
We cut down millions of trees everyday We kill animals everyday We emit thousands of pounds of pollutants into the year everyday We pollute We overfarm/overgraze/overfish We litter We waste There are many more...
What would happen if cows and carabaos were allowed to overgraze the field?
Well, they'll certainly get pretty hungry. They would have to be fed some other feed ASAP or switched to a fresh pasture immediately, and not be allowed on that overgrazed pasture for at least 40 to 60 days to allow the grass to regrow and restablish itself. If we are talking about having these critters in the more defined seasons where there is no grazing for 5 to 6 months out of the year, they shouldn't be allowed on that pasture until a full year has passed. And even then they should NEVER be allowed to overgraze a pasture ever again. (This is the fault of the humans that the pasture got overgrazed, by the way, not the animals.)
Why is the tiger important to the planet?
The tiger is an apex predator, and as all animals around the world that fill that niche, it is a bell weather of how that environment is doing. Predators are important to keep the numbers of prey species in check. Overpopulation could be disasterous, allowing diseases to spread, and starvation could be their fate if they overgraze food sources.
What is man's impact on the Australian outback?
Man's greatest impact on the outback has been to introduce new species (such as the rabbit and fox) which have decimated some native species of Australia. Man has also introduced livestock which overgraze the countryside, leading to greater desertification and the reduction of grasslands, on which many Australian native species depend for their survival.
What is the result of letting animals overgraze in an area?
The results of overstocking or overcrowding on animal production can be either positive or negative. The negative results might be dominant since the animals will be congested. They are forced to compete for resources and if there is an outbreak of a disease they might all be affected.
Can you put your horse out in the pasture after they are done eating hay and pellets?
Yes. Horses are browsers; they graze constantly. The only time this can be a problem is if you have a very lush field (especially in spring), in which case you may want to limit the time the horse spends out there to a few hours a day. This goes double for ponies, who have been known to overgraze and either founder or colic.
