Sentence examples for because of overgrazing from inspiring English sources

during the 1990s mainly because of overgrazing damage by goats and cattle and timber harvesting, and, as a consequence, the forest cover decreased from 22.4% to only 12.4% in the Qilian Mountains over the same period (Wang and Cheng, [1999]).

Despite sporadic reductions of elk by hunters, the animals still posed a problem to the northern range ecosystems, mainly because of overgrazing.

This certainly occurs in part because of overgrazing, but even herders in areas where there are few animals complain about the poor growth of the grass.

Considering the dire consequences of too many deer, including hundreds of deer-vehicle accidents, deforestation because of overgrazing and, worst of all, the thousands of reported cases of Lyme disease, we can only hope that the Connecticut Legislature acts quickly to pass the bill Mr. Hochswender describes.

"Its future is in jeopardy as a result of catastrophic wildfires, a long history of overgrazing, air pollution and the impact of people.

Each herdsman captures all the benefit from an extra animal but the cost of overgrazing is borne by all.Hardin's example was not new.

"The only thing covering peoples' eyes [from the realization of overgrazing] is this reserve.

Mzee S. "The only thing covering peoples' eyes [from the realization of overgrazing] is this reserve.

These impacts of overgrazing often occur concurrently and may be synergistic rather than additive (Noss and Cooperrider 1994).

They considered that open access and uncontrolled grazing are the principal causes of overgrazing and land degradation.

As a result of overgrazing, dense cholla, mesquite, and juniper thickets often form in former herbaceous-dominated areas.