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The investigation was conducted on an area covered by a dense stand of Hardwickia mopane (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae). Seven plots (65x180 m) were subjected to different intensities of tree thinning, ranging from a totally cleared plot (0%) to plots thinned to the equivalent of 10, 20, 35, 50, and 75% of the leaf biomass of a control plot (100%) with a tree density of 2711 plants ha -1...