A pest-exclusion fence is a barrier that is built to exclude certain types of animal pests from an enclosure. This may be to protect plants in horticulture, preserve grassland for grazing animals, separate species carrying diseases (vector species) from livestock, prevent troublesome species entering roadways, or to protect endemic species in nature reserves. These fences are not necessarily traditional wire barriers, but may also include barriers of sound, or smell.[1]
- ^ Hayward and Kerley (2009). "Fencing for conservation: Restriction of evolutionary potential or a riposte to threatening processes?". Biological Conservation. 142: 1–13. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2008.09.022.