Vegetation shows mixed responses the removal of livestock grazing. Some sites respond well, while others perform poorly. We tested four alternate vegetation response types to livestock exclusion using a series of paired fenced and unfenced plots.
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This article is the first of three, which make up my Master of Philosophy Thesis. The Thesis evaluates livestock fencing as a tool in recovering grassy woodlands
As a botanist I am often asked to evaluate the recovery potential of degraded grassy box woodlands, usually in the form of biodiversity offsets. So how does one know if a site will respond positively to management actions, such as livestock grazing exclusion, when there is so little empirical evidence?