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Beneficial Browse 有用的动物园植物 The start of a browse program at the Phoenix Zoo 凤凰城动物园植物项目的开始 Hilda Tresz, Hassena Kassim, Tracy Montgomery Empty cages / Empty environments 空笼/空旷的环境 Many animals are exhibited in enclosures without vegetation or other stimulation. 很多动物都被关在没有任何植物或者其他刺激物的笼舍里 Lack of vegetation can have negative effects on an animals physical and psychological well being. 缺乏植被可能会对动物的身心都会产生负面影响 Vegetation and browse = Healthy, Stimulated 草木植被=健康、刺激 From Desert to Eden 从荒漠到伊甸园 Providing browse is not impossible, not even in a desert environment 提供一个有植被的环境并不是不可能，即使是在沙漠都是有可能的 • The Phoenix Zoo is located in the Sonoran desert • 凤凰城动物园位于索诺兰沙漠 • Desert climate with temperature ranging from 28F to 125F • 沙漠性气候、温度28-125华氏度 • Lack of reliable water supply with 10 inches or less of annual rainfall • 年度降雨量少于10英寸，缺乏水资源 • Dust storms沙尘暴 • Heat Island Effect due to urban environment • 城市热岛效应 Desert landscape in the past 过去沙漠景观 Sections of zoo still native Sonoran vegetation 动物园有些部分仍然生长索诺兰沙漠特有的植物 Desert Lives 沙漠生物 Desert Lives 沙漠生物 Arizona Trail 亚利桑那步道 Naturally, in the past, the zoo’s plant collection due to: 过去，动物园植物能生长，是因为： • Desire for an aesthetic, comfortable environment为了环境舒适美观 • The need for shade for our guests and the animal collection为游客和动物提供阴凉 • Supplying browse for the animals为动物提供 植被 • Developing geographically divided, themed areas 开发不同地理环境、不同主题的区域 Current landscape 2011 2011 Current landscape 2011 Current landscape 2011 2011年景观 Current landscape 2011 2011年景观 Current landscape 2011 The benefits of browse植被的好处 1. Nutritional supp