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1) Genetic diversity: the variation between individuals and between populations within a species; species diversity: the different types of plants, animals and other life forms within a region; community or ecosystem diversity: the variety of habitats found within an area (grassland, marsh, and woodland for instance. 2) An umbrella term to describe collectively the variety and variability of nature. It encompasses three basic levels of organisation in living systems: the genetic, species, and ecosystem levels. Plant and animal species are the most commonly recognized units of biological diversity, thus public concern has been mainly devoted to conserving species diversity. (Source: WRES / GILP96)

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Hoole A 2008. Community-based conservation and protected areas in Namibia: Social-Ecological Linkages for biodiversity.

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Timberlake J 2000. Biodiversity of the Zambezi Basin, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe: Biodiversity Foundation for Africa.

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Biodiversity of the Zambezi Basin_Bulawayo_Zimbabwe_Biodiversity Foundation for Africa.pdf	1.24 MB

Thuiller W, Albert C, Araujo MB, Berry PM, Cabeza M, Guisan A, Hickler T, Midgley GF, Paterson J, Schurr FM, Sykes MT, Zimmermann NE 2008. Predicting global change impacts on plant species-distributions: Future challenges. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 9 (3 - 4) 137 - 152

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1433831907000376

Spriggs A 2001. Namibian savanna woodlands (AT1316).

Website link:https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1316

Seely MK, Zeidler J, Henschel JR, Barnard P 2003. Creative problem solving in support of biodiversity conservation. 54 (1) 155 - 164

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196301908821

Krugmann H 2001. Namibia's thematic report on Benefit-sharing mechanisms for the use of biological resources.

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Freshwater Ecoregions of the World (FEOW).

Website link:http://www.feow.org/ecoregion_details.php?eco=553

Jürgens N, Schmiedel U, Haarmeyer DH, Dengler J, Finckh M, Goetze D, Gröngröft A, Hahn K, Koulibaly A, Luther-Mosebach J, Muche G, Oldeland J, Petersen A, Porembski S, Rutherford MC, Schmidt M, Sinsin B, Strohbach BJ, Thiombiano A, Wittig R, Zizka G 2011. The BIOTA Biodiversity Observatories in Africa - a standardized framework for large-scale environmental monitoring. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 184 (2) 655 - 678

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Irish J 2002. Namibian Mountains: Biodiversity potential based on topography, Windhoek.

Hassler SK, Kreyling J, Beierkuhnlein C, Eisold J, Samimi C, Wagenseil H, Jentsch A 2010. Vegetation pattern divergence between dry and wet season in a semiarid savanna - Spatio-temporal dynamics of plant diversity in northwest Namibia. Journal of Arid Environments 74 (11) 1516 - 1524

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196310001631

Hüttich C, Herold M, Strohbach BJ, Dech S 2011. Integrating in-situ, Landsat, and MODIS data for mapping in Southern African savannas: Experiences of LCCS-based land-cover mapping in the Kalahari in Namibia. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 176 (1 - 4) 531 - 547

Website link:http://www.springerlink.com/content/8274n71420g2t2ww/

Cowling S 2001. Succulent Karoo (AT1322).

Website link:http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at1322_full.html

Colditz RR, Keil M, Strohbach B, Geßner U, Schmidt M, Dech S 2007. Vegetation structure mapping with remote sensing time series: Capabilities and improvements. 2007

Website link:http://elib.dlr.de/66563/

Burke A, Esler KJ, Pienaar E, Barnard P 2003. Species richness and floristic relationships between mesas and their surroundings in southern Africa Nama Karoo. Diversity and Distributions 9 (1) 43 - 53

Website link:http://www.mendeley.com/research/species-richness-and-floristic-relationships-between-mesas-and-their-surroundings-in-southern-african-nama-karoo/

Burke A 2003. The role of Namibian inselbergs in contributing to local and regional plant species richness. Biodiversity and Conservation 12 (3) 469 - 486

Website link:http://www.mendeley.com/research/role-namibian-inselbergs-contributing-local-regional-plant-species-richness/

Burke A 2002. Island-matrix relationship in Nama Karoo inselberg landscapes. Part II: Are some inselbergs better sources than others?. Plant Ecology 158 41 - 48

Website link:http://www.mendeley.com/research/islandmatrix-relationships-in-nama-karoo-inselberg-landscapes-part-ii-are-some-inselbergs-better-sources-than-others/

Burke A 2003. How special are Etendeka mesas? Flora and elevation gradients in an arid landscape in north-west Namibia. Journal of Arid Environments 55 (4) 747 - 764

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196302002938

Burke A 2004. From plains to inselbergs: Species in special habitats as indicators for climate change?. Journal of Biogeography 31 831 - 841

Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00984.x/full

Blench R, Sommer F 1999. Understanding rangeland biodiversity.

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Blaum N, Rossmanith E, Popp A, Jeltsch F 2007. Shrub encroachment affects mammalian carnivore abundance and species richness in semiarid rangelands. Acta Oecologica 31 (1) 86 - 92

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1146609X06001214

Becker T 2007. Untersuchungen zur floristischen Diversität entlang von Grossraumtransekten im Kaokoland (NW Namibia). Basic and Applied Dryland Research 1 86 - 99

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Photo Guide to Plants of Southern Africa.

Website link:http://www.southernafricanplants.net/

Namibia Bird Club.

Website link:http://www.namibiabirdclub.org

World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). Nature

Website link:http://wwf.panda.org/

Global Environment Facility (GEF).

Website link:http://www.thegef.org/gef/gef_country_prg/NA

Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS). Ocean Biogeographic Information System.

Website link:http://www.iobis.org/

O'Farrell PJ, de Lange WJ, le Maitre D, Reyers B, Blignaut JN, Milton SJ, Atkinson D, Egoh B, Maherry A, Colvin C, Cowling RM 2011. Possibilities and pitfalls presented by a pragmatic approach to ecosystem service valuation in an arid biodiversity hotspot. Journal of Arid Environments 75 (6) 612 - 623

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Website link:http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4893

Aranibar JN, Otter L, Macko SA, Feral CJW, Epstein HE, Dowty PR, Eckardt F, Shugart HH, Swap RJ 2004. Nitrogen cycling in the soil-plant system along precipitation gradient in the Kalahari sands. Global Change Biology 10 (3) 359 - 373

Website link:http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1961

Reyers B, van Wilgen BW, Nel JL 2008. Making the most of South Africa's natural capital. Science 2008 12

Website link:http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2538

O'Farrell PJ, Reyers B, le Maitre DC, Milton SJ, Egoh B, Maherry A, Colvin C, Atkinson D, de Lange W, Blignaut JN 2010. Multi-functional landscapes in semi arid environments: Implications for biodiversity and ecosystem services. Landscape Ecology 25 1231 - 1246

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Multi_functional landscapes in semi arid environments_implications for biodiversity and ecosystem services.pdf	1.03 MB

Website link:http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4495

Scholes RJ, Küper W, Biggs R 2006. Biodiversity. Africa environment outlook 2: Our environment, our wealth. 226 - 261

Website link:http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1179

van Jaarsveld AS, Biggs R, Scholes RJ, Bohensky E, Reyers B, Lynam T, Musvoto C, Fabricius C 2005. Measuring conditions and trends in ecosystem services at multiple scales: The Southern African millennium ecosystem assessment (SAFMA) experience. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 360 (1454) 425 - 441

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Website link:http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1921

Aston PJ 2007. Disputes and conflicts over water in Africa. Violent conflicts, fragile peace: perspectives on Africa’s security 119-135

Website link:http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3625

Scholes RJ, Biggs R 2005. Biodiversity intactness index. Nature 434 (7029) 45 - 49

Website link:http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2026

Rösner S, Giesselmann UC, Meyer J, Schwager M, Wiegand T, Lück-Vogel M, Brandl R 2010. Coloniality of birds in the Kalahari - spatial distribution of trees and nests of the Sociable Weaver (Philetairus socius). Biodiversity in southern Africa 2 179-183

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Coloniality of birds in the Kalahari_spatial distribution of trees and nests of the Sociable Weaver.pdf	1.52 MB

Website link:http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4830

Jeltsch F, Blaum N, Classen N, Eschenbach A, Grohmann C, Gröngröft A, Joubert DF, Horn A, Lohmann D, Linsenmair KE, Lück-Vogel M, Medinski TV, Meyfarth S, Mills A, Petersen A, Popp A, Poschlod P, Reisch C, Rossmanith E, Rubilar H, Wesuls D, Wichmann M, Wieczorek M, Zimmermann I 2010. Impacts of landuse and climate change on the dynamics and biodiversity in the Thornbush Savanna Biome. Biodiversity in southern Africa 3 33-74

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