Experiments

Experiment 005 - Effect of Herbivores on Vegetation Treated with Different N Levels and the Effect of N Addition on Herbivore Populations.

The purpose of this experiment is to study the effect of NH₄NO₃ addition on vegetation and herbivore populations and the effects of various herbivores on vegetation treated with different nitrogen levels. This experiment is being conducted in fields A, B, and C and is nested within the macroplots of E004. There are 4 fence exclosures each designed to exclude a specific group of herbivores, a fence exclosure to exclude all 4 groups, a fence that should exclude no herbivores to measure fence effects, and a plot with no fence as a control. Exclosures are 2 by 4 meters and are located in macroplot subsections 3 and 8. Herbivore treatments are randomly placed in the grid. For a description of fertilizer added to E005, see file fertilization details. For a list of treatments, see the treatment layouts in file trmte05.

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