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.