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2. Soil Fundamentals
Interpretation
These calculated values may not mean much
on their own, but observing how they change
across space or time can be a valuable tool.
You can use the values to, for example, plan
grazing or respond to changing conditions.
A small enclosure to exclude animals is called an exclosure
If you are especially curious about what may
be eating your vegetation, you could establish
small enclosures to exclude particular animals.
For example, with 4 T-posts and cattle fence,
you can exclude cattle and then know how
different the plant biomass is with cattle
(outside of the fencing) and without cattle
(inside the fencing). Excluding rabbits and
other small mammals is much more difficult
but can be done with different fencing types
and set-ups.