Algae
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| - | '''Grazing''' generally describes a type of [[eating|feeding]], in which a [[herbivore]] feeds on [[plant]]s (such as [[grass]]es), and also on other multicellular [[autotroph]]s (such as [[algae]]). Grazing differs from [[true predation]] because the organism being eaten from is not generally [[death|killed]], and it differs from [[parasitism]] as the two organisms do not [[symbiosis|live together]], nor is the '''grazer''' necessarily so limited in what it can eat (see [[generalist and specialist species]]). | + | Any of many [[aquatic]] [[photosynthetic]] [[organism]]s, whose size ranges from a single [[cell]] to giant [[kelp]]s and whose form is very diverse; some are [[eukaryotic]] and some [[prokaryotic]]; includes the [[seaweed]]s. |
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| - | Many small selective [[herbivore]]s follow larger grazers, who skim off the highest, tough growth of plants, exposing tender shoots. For terrestrial animals, grazing is normally distinguished from ''[[Browsing (predation)|browsing]]'' in that grazing is eating grass or forbs, and browsing is eating woody twigs and [[leaf|leaves]] from [[tree]]s and [[shrub]]s. | + | |
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| - | Grazing is important in agriculture, in which domestic [[livestock]] are used to convert grass and other [[forage]] into meat, milk and other products. | + | |
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| - | The word ''graze'' derives from the [[Old English language|Old English]] (OE) ''grasian'', "graze", itself related to OE ''graes'', "grass". | + | |
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| - | [[Water animal]]s that feed for example on algae found on stones are called '''grazers-scrapers'''. Grazers-scrapers feed also on microorganism and dead [[organic matter]] on various substrates. | + | |
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| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | *[[Commons]] | + | |
| - | *[[Graminivore]] | + | |
| - | *[[Grazing rights]] | + | |
| - | *[[Managed intensive grazing]] | + | |
| - | *[[Free range]] | + | |
| - | *[[River continuum concept#Grazers|River continuum concept]] | + | |
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Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose form is very diverse; some are eukaryotic and some prokaryotic; includes the seaweeds.
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