exclosures
Fenced-off research areas
Exclosures are fenced areas that keep animals *out* rather than in—the opposite of enclosures.
Researchers use them to study how vegetation recovers when protected from grazing: The exclosure showed dramatic regrowth after just two seasons without deer.
The term appears mainly in ecology and land management contexts.
Combat with blunted blades
- protectedKept from harm
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- vegetationPlant life collectively
- restorationReturning something to condition
wildlife · habitat · monitoring · biodiversity · regeneration · livestock · browsing · native plants
Grazing ground for livestock
- overgrazingExcessive pasture consumption
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- ranchingOperating a livestock farm
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
forage · land management · degradation · soil erosion · carrying capacity · rotational · stocking · paddocks
Testing new methods
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
- ecologicalRelating to ecosystems
- data collectionSystematic accumulation of facts
quadrats · long-term · biomass · scientific · methodology · fieldwork · measurements · replication
fencing
Combat with blunted blades
- protectedKept from harm
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- vegetationPlant life collectively
restoration · wildlife · habitat · monitoring · biodiversity · regeneration · livestock · browsing · native plants · recovery
pasture
Grazing ground for livestock
- overgrazingExcessive pasture consumption
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- ranchingOperating a livestock farm
grassland · forage · land management · degradation · soil erosion · carrying capacity · rotational · stocking · paddocks · prairie
experimental
Testing new methods
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
- ecologicalRelating to ecosystems
data collection · quadrats · long-term · biomass · scientific · methodology · fieldwork · measurements · replication · treatment