许多昆虫占据着沼泽，以活或死的绳草组织为食，而红翼鸫、麻雀、啮齿动物、兔子和鹿直接以绳草为食。
Numerous insects occupy the marsh, feeding on living or dead cordgrass tissue, and redwing blackbirds, sparrows, rodents, rabbits, and deer feed directly on the cordgrass.
鹿类主要分布于森林地区，但亦可见于各种各样的生境，如荒漠、冻原、沼泽及高山的山坡。
Deer live mainly in forests but may be found in deserts, tundra, and swamps and on high mountainsides.
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