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[Nonbrittle] Heavy overgrazing produces tight plant cover in a near monoculture, resembling a lawn; small bare areas may develop near points of extreme concentration [Brittle] 
Heavy overgrazing produces bare ground between plants, but plant spacing is controlled mainly by amount of animal impact, which plants seeds.
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