Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

overgrazing

Finnish translation:

ylilaiduntaminen

Apr 28, 2009 14:54
15 yrs ago
English term

overgrazing

GBK English to Finnish Other Environment & Ecology
Definition from Biodiversity & human health:
Destruction of vegetation when too many grazing animals feed too long and exceed the carrying capacity of a rangeland area.
Example sentences:
Overgrazing by domestic animals like sheep, goats, cows, mules, horses and yaks has been responsible for large scale degradation of the vegetative cover in many parts of the Himalayas. (Himalayas)
What constitutes overgrazing is failure to move or rotate animals in harmony with forage growth. Proper grazing management is a matter of moving animals before they have the opportunity to regraze lush regrowth. (Beef magazine)
Overgrazing by large herbivores such as red deer and sheep has been the primary cause of the lack of tree regeneration in the Caledonian Forest in the past 150-200 years. (Trees for life)
Proposed translations (Finnish)
5 +2 ylilaiduntaminen
Change log

Apr 28, 2009 14:31: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Apr 28, 2009 14:54: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"

May 1, 2009 15:54: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"

May 8, 2009 16:54: changed "Stage" from "Selection" to "Completion"

Proposed translations

+2
1 day 2 hrs
Selected

ylilaiduntaminen

Definition from own experience or research:
Liian suuren kotieläinkannan laiduntaminen köyhdyttää maaperää ja johtaa ekologisesti herkkien alueiden eroosioon ja lopulta aavikoitumiseen.
Example sentences:
Kuivilla ja puolikuivilla alueilla elää lähes kaksi miljardia ihmistä, joiden toiminta - erityisesti maatalous ja ylilaiduntaminen - uhkaavat monella tavalla alueiden luontoa. (Ympäristöministeriö)
Peer comment(s):

agree Jussi Rosti
3 days 34 mins
agree Desmond O'Rourke
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