# Class 0, examples of excellent condition

Rangeland in class 0 is in an excellent condition and it needs no special management.

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| Erosion spots are negligible.
| Grasing marks are hardly niticeable.
| Flowers are very abundant in autumn.
| Standing dead is abundant.
| Herbage is very abundant.

| Grassland in July, grazing marks are vague, herbage and flowers are abundant. Herbage biomass was determined as 142 g/m2, sward height 20 cm and erosion spots were none.
| A close up of grassland in July (the frame is 50 x 50 cm).
| Mire in September, grazing marks are hardly noticeable, abundant herbage and flowering. Herbage biomass was 239 g/m2, sward height 44 cm and there were no erosion spots.
| Grassland in October, grazing marks are indistinct, standing dead is abundant and will protect the surface over the winter. Herbage biomass was 337 g/m2, sward height 47 cm and there were no erosion spots.
| A close up of grassland in October.
| Mire in October, grazing marks are indisdinct and herbage is abundant. Herbage biomass was 86 g/m2, sward height 23 cm and erosion spots with 2% cover.

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