ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
The authors would like to thank Michael “Penguin” Sawyer for 
helping to write the python script. The Pastoral Board of South 
Australia provided fenceline data for the state of South 
Australia. Hawthorn Beyer is thanked for his timely response in 
building a tool suitable for cross-fence sampling. The lead 
author is supported by an Australian Postgraduate Award 
scholarship, and has received top-up scholarships from the 
South Australian Arid Lands NRM Board and the South 
Australian Pastoral Board (Department of Environment and 
Natural Resources). 
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spatially comprehensive, controlled variable assessment of 
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