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  • noun Plural form of exclosure.

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Examples

  • Researchers studied the forest by pairing 12 unfenced sites with 12 fenced sites, called exclosures, based on similar habitat type, forest cover, soil type, and slope.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2008

  • I know a few who have deer exclosures and they find sheds around them all the time.

    deer sheds 2009

  • Also, you can use exclosures to create areas on your property that are really thick and dense ... perfect bedding area habitat.

    Deer management 2009

  • I know a few who have deer exclosures and they find sheds around them all the time.

    deer sheds 2009

  • Also, you can use exclosures to create areas on your property that are really thick and dense ... perfect bedding area habitat.

    Deer management 2009

  • Experimental exclosures have shown that, once grazing pressure by large herbivores is lifted, the regrowth of shrubs and tree species can be remarkable.

    Human impacts on the biodiversity of the Arctic 2009

  • They're also doing away with predator exclosures, which crows have learned to associate with plover chicks available for eating.

    Archive 2007-03-01 2007

  • No word on what they're going to do about the mammalian predators like skunks and foxes, which used to be foiled by the predator exclosures.

    they're back 2007

  • I haven't heard yet whether the refuge is also going to abandon predator exclosures.

    they're back 2007

  • I haven't heard yet whether the refuge is also going to abandon predator exclosures.

    Archive 2007-03-01 2007

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