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Lands characterized by low annual rainfall of less than 250 mm, by evaporation exceeding precipitation and a sparse vegetation. (Source: LBC)

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Döderlein L 1908. Asterina lüderitziana, eine neue Art aus Sudwest-Afrika. Jahrbuecher Des Vereins Fuer Naturkunde Wiesbaden 61 196-198

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Asterina luderitziana_a new species from South West Africa.pdf	571.44 KB

Meyer PG 1973. Neue und wenig bekannte Acanthaceen aus dem Kaokoveld (Südwestafrika). Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München 11 101-113

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Neue und wenig bekannte Acanthaceen aus dem Kaokoveld_1973.pdf	6.77 MB

Henschel J, Beysens D, Milimouk I, Muselli M, Heusinkveld B, Jacobs A 2007. Dew occurrence and collection in Gobabeb, Central Namib Desert.

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Dew occurrence and collection in Gobabeb_Central Namib Desert_2007.pdf	1.03 MB

Douglas CMS, Mulligan M, Harrison XA, Henschel JR, Pettorelli N, Cowlishaw G 2016. Widespread dieback of riparian trees on a dammed ephemeral river and evidence of local mitigation by tributary flows. PeerJ 4 e2622

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Widespread dieback of riparian trees on a dammed ephemeral river.pdf	1.54 MB

Lehmann D, Mfune JK, Voigt CC Eco-physiological responses of ungulates towards heat and drought in the Damaraland desert of Namibia.

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Eco_physiological responses of ungulates towards heat and drought in the Damaraland desert of Namibia.pdf	1.23 MB

Ishida Y, Van Coeverden de Groot PJ, Leggett KEA, Putnam AS, Fox VE, Lai J, Boag PT, Georgiadis NJ, Roca AL 2016. Genetic connectivity across marginal habitats: the elephants of the Namib Desert. Ecology and Evolution 6 (17) 6189-6201

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Genetic connectivity across marginal habitats_elephants of the Namib Desert.pdf	482.74 KB

Ramey EM, Ramey RR, Brown LM, Kelley ST 2013. Desert-dwelling African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in Namibia dig wells to purify drinking water. Pachyderm 53 66-72

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Desert dwelling African elephants in Namibia dig wells to purify drinking water.pdf	505.94 KB

Viljoen PJ 1981. The ecology of the desert-dwelling elephants, black Rhinoceroses and giraffes of western Kaokoland and Damaraland, South-West Africa.

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The ecology of the desert_dwelling elephants_black Rhinoceroses and giraffes _Kaokoland and Damaraland.pdf	1002.33 KB

Rapson SA, Goldizen AW, Seddon JM 2013. Gene flow in mongooses endemic to Namibia's granite inselbergs despite past climatic fluctuations and isolating landscape features. Journal of Mammalogy 94 (1) 218-230

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Gene flow in mongooses endemic to Namibias granite inselbergs .pdf	349.79 KB

Rathbun GB, Osborne TO, Coals PGR 2015. Distribution of the Etendeka round-eared sengi (Macroscelides micus), a Namibian endemic mammal. Journal of the Namibia Scientific Society 63 153-157

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Distribution of the Etendeka round_eared sengi_2015.pdf	521.71 KB

Jensen R 1972. Adaptation of birds to arid and semi-arid habitats in central S.W.A.. Ornithologische Arbeitsgruppe SWA Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft 8 (3/4) 1-10

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Adaptation of birds to arid and semi arid habitats in SWA_1972.pdf	959.63 KB

Sossinka R 1973. Besonderheiten der hormonellen steuerung der Brutperiodik einiger Vogelgruppen arider lebensraeume. Ornithologische Arbeitsgruppe SWA Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft 8 (9/10) 1-5

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Bersonderheiten der Hormonelle Steuerung der Brutperiodik einiger Vogelgruppen arider Lebensraueme_1973.pdf	545.29 KB

Frost PGH, Siegfried WR, Greenwood PJ, Burger AE 1973. Behavioural adaptations of the Jackass penguin to a hot, arid environment. Ornithologische Arbeitsgruppe SWA Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft 9 (7/8) 3

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Behavioural adaptations to the Jackass Penguin to hot arid environemnts_1973.pdf	163.51 KB

Maclean GL 1973. Arid zone adaptations in southern African birds. Ornithologische Arbeitsgruppe SWA Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft 9 (7/8) 4-5

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Arid zone adaptations in southern African birds_1973.pdf	252.47 KB

Candiloro K, Dano J, Espinola J, Thiesse D 2015. Making Mirabib marketable: Designing an environmentally sustainable campsite in Namibia's Namib-Naukluft Park - An interactive qualifying project report submitted to the Faculty of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the Gobabeb Research and Training Centre.

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Gobabeb_Mirabib_Final_IQP_Report.pdf	7.79 MB

Dean WRJ, Barnard P, Anderson MD 2009. When to stay, when to go: trade-offs for southern African arid-zone birds in times of drought. South Africa Journal of Science 105 24-28

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trade-offs for southern African arid_zone birds in times of drought.pdf	208.6 KB

Sopjes M 2016. Livestock behaviour in an arid land farming system: a case study of Topnaar livestock production in the Namib Desert. Gobabeb Research and Training Center.

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Livestock Behaviour in an Arid Land Farming System.pptx	16.31 MB

Stuart CT 1975. The sex ratio of steenbok Raphicerus campestris Thunberg in the Namib Desert Park, South West Africa. Madoqua II 4 (74-80) 93-94

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The sex ratio of steenbok Raphicerus campestris in the Namib Desert Park.pdf	275.03 KB

Stapff FM 1887. Karte des untern !Khuisebthales. Petermanns Mitteilungen 33 202-214

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Karte des untern Khuisebthales.pdf	11.45 MB

Armstrong S 1991. How baboons survive in world's worst desert. New Scientist 2 (March 1991) 24

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How baboons survive in worlds worst desert.pdf	815.83 KB

Srivastava P, Brook GA, Marais E 2004. A record of fluvial aggradation in the northern Namib Desert during the Late Quaternary. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie 133 1-18

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A record of fluvial aggradation in the northern Namib Desert_2004.pdf	9.48 MB

Siteketa V 2003. Interaction of livestock and vegetation in the lower Kuiseb River.

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Interaction of livestock and vegetation in the lower Kuiseb River.pdf	9.02 MB

Seely MK 1973. Factors controlling reproduction of certain Namib Desert tenebrionids. Madoqua II 2 (63-68) 63-65

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Factors controlling reproduction of certain Namib Desert tenebrionids.pdf	187.19 KB

Rust U 1975. Das Spektrum der geomorphologischen Milieus und die Relieftypendifferenzierung in der zentralen Namib. Symposium des Deutschen Arbeitskreises für Geomorphologie. Dynamische Geomorphologie 43 79-110

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Craven P 2009. Phytogeographic study of the Kaokoveld centre of endemism.

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Phytogeographic study of hte Kaokoveld centre of endemism.pdf	3.8 MB

Roer H 1981. Weitere Untersuchungen zur Anpassung des Namibwüstenkäfers Onymacris r. rugatipennis (Haag 1875, Col.: Tenebrionidae, Adesmiini) an das Trockenflußbett des Kuiseb in Südwestafrika. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Allgemeine und Angewandte Entomologie 3 218-222

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Weitere Untersuchungen zur Anpassung des Namibwuestenkaefers Onymacris.jpg	95.37 KB

Roer H 1977. Aktionsraum und Anpassung des Namibwüstenkäfers Onymacris r. rugatipennis an das Trockenflussbett des Kuiseb in Südwestafrika. Zoologisches Jahrbuch, Abteilung für Systematik 104 560-576

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Areas and adaptation of the Namib Desert beetle_1977.pdf	9.36 MB

Rashid F, Heyns J 1990. Tylenchorhynchus species from Namibia (Nematoda: Belonolaimidae). Phytophylactica 22 403-412

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Tylenchorhynchus species from Namibia.pdf	1.17 MB

Werner W 2008. Water Resources Management Plan for the Kuiseb Basi - Assignment Execution Report.

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Water Resources Management Plan for the Kuiseb Basin_ Assignment Execution Report.pdf	2.72 MB

2008. Water Resources Management Plan for the Kuiseb Basin - Narrative Reports. Volume 2.

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Water Resources Management Plan for the Kuiseb Basin_Volume 2.pdf	38.16 MB

Nel PS 1983. Monitering van die beskikbaarheid, gehalte en benutting van voer op die gruisflaktes van die Kuiseb-studiegebied.

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Monitering van die beskikbaarheid_gehalte en benutting van voer op die gruisflaktes van die Kuiseb_studiegebied.pdf	227.55 KB

Heine K 1985. Jungquartaere Klimaschwankungen auf der Suedhalbkugel. Zentralblatt der Geologie und Paläontologie 1 (11/12) 1751-1768

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Jungquartaere Klimaschwankungen auf der Suedhalbkugel.pdf	1.88 MB

Heine K 1993. On the ages of humid Late Quaternary phases in southern African arid areas (Namibia, Botswana). Palaeoecology of Africa and the Surrounding Islands 23 149-164

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On the ages of humid Late Quaternary phases in southern African arid areas.pdf	1.34 MB

Marker ME 1983. Fluvial deposits of the middle Kuiseb valley, Namibia. Journal of Arid Environments 6 (4) 333-348

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Fluvial deposits of the middle Kuiseb valley.pdf	10.59 MB

2001. Realized ant assemblages in the Namib, Kalahari and Kara-Kum deserts. Ecology of desert environments

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Realized ant assemblages in the Namib_Kalahari and Kara_Kum deserts.pdf	17.72 MB

Makuti O 2004. Pod production of Acacia erioloba and Acacia albida at Gobabeb and Swartbank in the Kuiseb River.

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Pod production of Acacia erioloba and Acacia albida in the Kuiseb River.pdf	13.87 MB

Korn H, Martin H 1955. The Pleistocene in South-West Africa. The third Pan-African Congress on Prehistory, Pan-African Society of Prehistory. 14-22

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Koch C 1963. An illustrated account of a major flood in the Kuiseb River. Der Kreis 2/3 39-51

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An illustrated account of a major flood in the Kuiseb River_1963.pdf	10.66 MB

Kayser K 1970. Namib-Studien: Beobachtungen und Überlegungen auf einer Fahrt vom Naukluft-Gebirge zum Kuiseb und der Wüstenforschungsstation Gobabeb. Festschrift für Erwin Gentz zum 65. Geburtstag am 25. September 1970. 181-192

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Beobachtungen und Ueberlegungen auf einer Fahrt vom Naukluft Gebirge zum Kuiseb und der Wuestenforschungsstation Gobabeb_1970.pdf	7.39 MB

Kambuli R 2006. Investigating the potentials of growing benches and effective microorganisms in arid environment: the Namib Desert.

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Investigating the potentials of growing benches and effective microorganisms in arid environment.pdf	4.76 MB

Kaiser E, Beetz W 1919. Die Wassererschließung in der südlichen Namib Südwestafrikas. Zeitschrift für praktische Geologie 11/12 165-186

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Die Wassererschliessung in der suedlichen Namib Suedwestafrikas_1919.pdf	14.26 MB

Jaeger F, Waibel L 1921. Geographische Landschaften Südwestafrikas - Wissenschaftliche Forschung in Südwestafrika, 2 Folge.

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Geographische Landschaften Suedwestafrikas_1964.pdf	20.77 MB

Jacobson K 1994. The ephemeral rivers of the Namib. Namib Bulletin 11 7-9

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The ephemeral rivers of the Namib.pdf	1.59 MB

Jacobson K 1994. Fungi in the desert. Namib Bulletin 11 9-12

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Fungi in the desert.pdf	1.21 MB

Jabs C 1991. Alien invasives in the Kuiseb river, Namib Desert, Namibia.

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Alien invasives in the Kuiseb River_Namib Desert_Namibia.pdf	43.06 MB

Irwin ME 2001. Species composition and seasonal flight periodicity of stiletto flies (Diptera: Therevidae) occuring along the Kuiseb River, Gobabeb, Namibia. Cimbebasia 17 169-175

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Species composition and seasonal flight periodicity of stiletto fliesoccuring along the Kuiseb River.pdf	3.81 MB

Iipinge JN 2004. Productivity of detritus in the different ecosystems and factors affecting decomposition rate in the Kuiseb River.

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Productivity of detritus in the different ecosystems in the Kuiseb River.pdf	10.33 MB

Hüser K 1976. Kalkkrusten im Namib-Randbereich des mittleren Südwestafrika. Methodische Probleme ihrer Geländeanalyse und ihr morphologischer Aussagewert. Geomethodica 15 51-81

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Kalkkrusten im Namib_Randbereich des mittleren Suedwestafrika.pdf	15.53 MB

Eichler H 1990. Von Wasser und Wind in der zentralen Namib (Namibia) - Bemerkungen zum wenig beachteten Feuchtehaushalt in den Dünensanden einer Nebelwüste. Mainzer Geographische Studien 34 61-76

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Von Wasser und Wind in der zentralen Namib.pdf	8.97 MB

Ward JD, Seely MK, Lancaster N 1983. On the antiquity of the Namib. South Africa Journal of Science 79 (5) 175-183

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On the antiquity of the Namib.pdf	1.92 MB