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Supplementary MaterialAppendix S1. Location of the study site in the Baviaanskloof, Eastern Cape Photos clockwise: fence-line contrast showing intact site with spekboom thicket clumps (left) and the degraded state (right); goats browsing in degraded thicket (photos: A. Draaijer); the degraded site; spekboom thicket in the intact site (photos: R.M. Cowling).

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Appendix S2. Three methods of measuring effective rainfall. From left to right: interception troughs, tipping bucket, and stemflow collar.