Grasslands are the grazing areas of many rural communities.Farmers who keep cattle or goats ,as well as shpherds who keep sheep are highly dependent on grasslands .Domestic animals are grazed in the 'common' land of the village.Fooder is collected and stored to feed cattle when there is no grass left for them to graze in summer.Grass is also used and farm-sheds.The thorny bushes and branches of the few trees that are seen in grasslands are used as a major source of fuelwood .
over-grazing by huge herds of domestic llivestock has degreaded many grasslands.Grasslands have diverse species of insects that pollinate crops.There are also predators of these insects such as the small mammals like srews,reptiles like lizaeds,birds of prey and ambhibians such as frogs and toads .All these carnivorous animals help to control insect pests in the adjoining agricultural lands.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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