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In considering the concept of grazing in nature reserves, a clear distinction should be made between grazing by wild herbivores and grazing by domestic herbivores which is deployed by the ranger in order to control vegetation development. Wild herbivores, such as roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), red deer (Cervus elaphus), hare (Lepus europeus), rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), herbivorous birds and insects, are not included in this chapter. Although such herbivores may have a considerable impact on the vegetation, they are, as a rule, not used as a steering mechanism to achieve management objectives. The domestic herbivores which have been introduced in nature reserves, such as cattle, horses, sheep and goats, are being used predominantly as a kind of steering mechanism (Chapter 2).
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Piek, H. (1998). The practical use of grazing in nature reserves in The Netherlands. In: WallisDeVries, M.F., Van Wieren, S.E., Bakker, J.P. (eds) Grazing and Conservation Management. Conservation Biology Series, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4391-2_8
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