The effects of grazing on a managed ecological systems were quantified from 1993 to 1995 in a study near Beer Sheva in the semiarid desert in Northern Negev of Israel (31°17’ N, 34°37’ E). Grazing was excluded from the 2 study sites locations six years prior to beginning the study. Plots were established at each site with half of the plots grazed and half ungrazed. Monthly vegetation and soil samples were collected along with species diversity and community composition monitoring. Field measurements included: vegetation biomass, vegetation cover, habitat structure, soil moisture, plant species densities, diversity and richness, organic matter content, protein content, digestibility, soil surface cover, habitats, grazing status, and season.
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