exclosure

American

[ik-skloh-zher] / ɪkˈskloʊ ʒər /

noun

an area protected against intruders, as by fences.

exclosure British

/ ɪkˈskləʊʒə /

noun

an area of land, esp in a forest, fenced round to keep out unwanted animals

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Etymology

Origin of exclosure

1915–20; ex- ¹ + -closure, modeled on enclosure

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exclosure

An upland exclosure containing only short grasses also supported a few voles in 1953.

From A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas by Edwin P. Martin

The unexpected presence of voles in the short grass exclosure was probably due to two factors.

From A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas by Edwin P. Martin

An exclosure situated near a pond, on low ground producing a luxuriant growth of big bluestem and western wheat grass, has supported voles in 1948, 1949, 1952 and 1953.

From A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas by Edwin P. Martin

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