Question

How to grazing of animals effect Forests?

Answer 1

Livestock grazing whether it is continuos or rotating by too many animals on the land area or forest can cause deforestation where the exposure of the topmost layer of the soil would exposes the lower layer and gradually the fertile land converted into deserts and the water holding capacity of the soil will also reduced making forests prone to floods like conditions. Also overgrazing of plants or trees by animals reduces the plant leaf area which ultimately affects the growth of the plants because reduced leaf area will hamper the process of photosynthesis.