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Goat Vegetation Glossary

Last Updated: March 19, 2009

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Glossary

  • Biodiversity - the number of different plant species in an area.The more species of plants, the more productive and stable the ecosystem.
  • Browse - leaf and twig growth of woody species.
  • Forb - any non-woody broad-leaf plant that is not a grass.
  • Go-back land - land that was once cultivated and allowed to go back to grass and weeds, usually for the purpose of being grazed by cattle.
  • Mott - a clump of small trees.
  • Range - an area of land that is populated with native plants species, often never cultivated.
  • Savannah - a plant community with scattered, open-grown, fire-tolerant trees with a grassy, herbaceous understory.
  • Seed bank - reference to weed and brush seeds that have accumulated in the soil over many years.

Hart, S. 2006. Goats for Vegetation Management. In: Meat Goat Production Handbook, ed. T.A. Gipson, R.C. Merkel, K. Williams, and T. Sahlu, Langston University, ISBN 1-880667-04-5.

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