"However, anyone who is fond of birds, small mammals, and deer owes a debt of gratitude to the tumbleweed, which provides sustenance for many such animals. Among the desert dwellers who eat tumbleweed seeds, foliage, and stems are Gambel's quail, ground squirrels, pocket and white-footed mice, prairie dogs, kangaroo rats, and mule deer. "
"The main reason the tumbleweed survived is agriculture. In the American mid-west, the tall
prairie grasses would have made it impossible for the tumbleweed to roll any distance. As time
passed, the grasses were replaced by ploughed fields. "
Well, now we sure the killer fungi will be the right solution we've been waiting for.
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"However, anyone who is fond of birds, small mammals, and deer owes a debt of gratitude to the tumbleweed, which provides sustenance for many such animals. Among the desert dwellers who eat tumbleweed seeds, foliage, and stems are Gambel's quail, ground squirrels, pocket and white-footed mice, prairie dogs, kangaroo rats, and mule deer. "
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http://cals.arizona.edu/mohave/master_gardeners/kingman/arti...
"The main reason the tumbleweed survived is agriculture. In the American mid-west, the tall prairie grasses would have made it impossible for the tumbleweed to roll any distance. As time passed, the grasses were replaced by ploughed fields. "
Well, now we sure the killer fungi will be the right solution we've been waiting for.