This is also not limited to the middle east. A surprising lots of bioms are not resistant to animal grazing and collapse/become smaller when "attacked" with it.

This is also not limited to the middle east. A surprising lots of bioms are not resistant to animal grazing and collapse/become smaller when "attacked" with it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_sheep https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_sheep https://www.climatechangepost.com/iceland/desertification/ https://www.climatechangepost.com/iceland/desertification/