| Rangelands
Rangelands are land on which native
vegetation is mostly grass, grass-like
plants, forbs and shrubs (Khan,
2003). Because of physical limitations
they are not suitable for agriculture
but are good sources of forage for
free grazing animals as well as
a source of wood products, water
and wildlife (NLH/AKRSP et al.,
2002). Rangelands occupy 2.1 million
ha of the Northern Areas and are
the primary source of forage for
livestock. Thus they play an important
role in the rural economies of this
region.
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