Litter Cover
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The upper boundary is therefore best understood not as a fixed value, but as a Threshold of Increased Management Complexity and Risk. Best practice does not stop at achieving >90% cover; it extends to actively managing the associated risks.
Litter cover, defined as the proportion of the soil surface covered by dead plant material.
This benchmark describes the upper boundary of litter cover as a management threshold where risks increase, requiring active mitigation beyond achieving >90% cover.
The upper boundary is not a fixed percentage but a threshold of increased management risk due to biochemical, biotic, and agronomic constraints.
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Grazing-management-for-soil-carbon-in-Australia-A-review.pdf - University of Tasmania, accessed April 29, 2025,
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