Muslim nomads, or Bedouin, who from time immemorial had moved their herds with the changing seasons, were granted their traditional rights of pasturage by the king.
Population movement was determined by the search for water and pasturage.
Lower is a central belt of coniferous and deciduous trees (birch and beech) mixed with pasturage and arable lands, and, still lower, deciduous growth including karstic heath and maquis (good for rough grazing) is found.
Forestry and livestock raising are economically important in the mountainous districts of the west, where there is sufficient precipitation and pasturage for much of the year.
In England the movement for enclosure began in the 12th century and proceeded rapidly in the period 1450 1640, when the purpose was mainly to increase the amount of full-time pasturage available to manorial lords.
If care is not exercised in selecting areas to be cleared for cultivation, thawing of the permafrost may necessitate abandonment of fields or their reduction to pasturage.
In modern times, some areas have been deforested, while some of the marshy areas have been reclaimed; these lands have then been fertilized for pasturage.
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa), also called lucerne or purple medic, perennial, cloverlike, leguminous plant of the pea family (Fabaceae), widely grown primarily for hay, pasturage, and silage.
The majority of the Sakha were formerly seminomadic, with winter settlements of earth-covered log huts and summer camps of conical birch-bark tents sited near pasturage and sources of hay for winter fodder.
The Kazakhs migrated seasonally to find pasturage for their livestock, including horses, sheep, goats, cattle, and a few camels.
