Grazing pressure

Grazing pressure denotes the load of land, especially of grassland populations by livestock.

Term

• Most commonly used is the term used in agriculture. He is a measure of the intensity of grazing and, by the ratio of the feed mass that provides the grazing area, become the fodder needs of the on grazing livestock, determined. " In areas that have been grazed for a long time, the grazing pressure causes an increase in the diversity of pasture. "
• In other areas of grazing pressure is put in contact with wild ( Äsungsdruck ) or other herbivorous wild animals assigned.
• In a broad interpretation of the concept of a grazing pressure can also be determined for carnivores, as the grazing pressure not only on the eaten plants, but partly also to the destruction of the soil by treading on them and the like, refers.