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herbivoria de animais

English translation: herbivory of the animals

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Portuguese term or phrase: herbivoria de animais
English translation:herbivory of the animals
Entered by: Martin Riordan

02:18 May 14, 2012
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology
Portuguese term or phrase: herbivoria de animais
A manutenção estava comprometida principalmente devido ao desflorestamento de mata ciliar e herbivoria de animais.
Andre Damasceno
Brazil
Local time: 16:53
herbivory of the animals
Explanation:
"Herbivoria ou herbivorismo é o nome dado à predação, quando o predador é um animal e a presa é um produtor primário (planta ou alga)."

"Herbivory usually refers to animals eating plants;"
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 16:53
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herbivory of the animals


Explanation:
"Herbivoria ou herbivorismo é o nome dado à predação, quando o predador é um animal e a presa é um produtor primário (planta ou alga)."

"Herbivory usually refers to animals eating plants;"


    Reference: http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb%C3%ADvoro
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbivore
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 16:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  rir: http://www.answers.com/topic/herbivory
27 mins
  -> Obrigado, rir!
agree  Beatriz Souza: animal herbivory -- "…certain climatic conditions, soil types, and/or disturbance processes (such as animal herbivory and fire) to exist (Vogl 1974; Anderson 1982)". -- http://www.epa.gov/ecopage/upland/oak/oak94/Proceedings/Swen...
3 hrs
  -> Obrigado, transl8!
agree  Marlene Curtis
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Marlene!
agree  Daniel Tavares
10 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Daniel!
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