Sentences with phrase «grazing herbivores»

Simulations constructed by UNSW on what could happen if Tasmanian devils were introduced showed that foxes and cats declined, as did grazing herbivores such as wallabies.

Rabbits, unlike us and our dogs, are not only strict herbivores, but grazing herbivores.

Rabbits are grazing herbivores, not frugivores.

Rabbits are grazing herbivores who have evolved to live mostly on grass and hay, which will meet most of their nutritional needs.

Rabbits are grazing herbivores, though, and many of us know that leafy greens are considered healthy in moderation.

Unlike omnivorous humans, rabbits are grazing herbivores who have evolved to eat large amounts of fiber and very small amounts of sugar.

Rabbits are grazing herbivores who have evolved to eat large quantities of fibrous foods.

Rabbits, as grazing herbivores, have evolved to eat hay, grass, and weeds.

Without large grazing herbivores to eat them, acacia trees suffer because of a shift in the ant populations they house

Any mob grazed herbivore has at least a neutral carbon footprint if not positive.

Not exact matches

The data showed that although sea urchins negatively affected giant kelp by grazing on it, no direct link between kelp and other herbivores existed.

Founded 19 years ago, it's a grand experiment to test whether large herbivores — elk, moose, reindeer, horses, and bison — can, by grazing, bring back a grass - dominated ecosystem called the mammoth steppe.

Even though there is no evidence that large herbivores ever grazed in isolated Ireland, the Irish pollen profile from oak and hazel is essentially the same as the rest of Europe's.

Not only do arctic grasslands support higher biodiversity and abundance, there is building evidence that the grazing, compaction and disturbance effects of these larger herbivores enables the deeper freezing of the permafrost during the winter months.

Also, as predicted by trophic cascade theory, the removal of dingoes results in the depletion of pasture biomass owing to an increase in herbivore grazing impact [20].

Obligate herbivores, because of the low caloric density of their food, often require constant grazing — think cows and sheep.

They are obligate herbivores, built to graze a plant - based diet.

Intense fires and grazing by introduced herbivores created conditions that are favoured by cats, probably because their hunting success is improved.

Each of these formats — soft gel, grazing blocks, chips and pellets — comes in both omnivore and herbivore formulas.

The first of which being loss and degradation of habitat resulting from over grazing by domestic livestock (cattle and horses) and feral nonnative herbivores (sheep, deer, elk).

Manatees are herbivores; munching on seagrass and other plant life, resembling cows that graze for much of the day on land, bestowing upon them the nickname «sea cow».

Adaptive multi-paddock grazing (AMP) is considered one of the most regenerative systems for grazing livestock, in which the animals are managed to mimic the constantly moving, vast herds of wild herbivores that once grazed the prairies.

Higher intensity rotational grazing, emulating the rest and recovery periods of migratory herbivores.