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A wide, open, comparatively barren tract of land with few forms of life and little rainfall. (Source: MGH)
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2019. Belowground thermoregulation in Namibian desert spiders that burrow their own chemostats. Oecologica (96) 18-23
Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2019.02.003
Abiotic and plant gender effects on the structure and function of soil microbial communities associated with Acanthosicyos horridus (Nara) in the Namibian sand-dune desert ecosystem. Journal of Arid Environments (163) 50-58
Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.01.009
2019. Vegetation and climate change in the Pro-Namib and Namib Desert based on repeat photography: Insights into climate trends. Journal of Arid Environments (165) 119-131
Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.01.007
2018. The Influence of the Benguela Low-Level Coastal Jet on the Architecture and Dynamics of Aeolian Transport Corridors in the Sperrgebiet, Namibia. Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia (20) 9-58
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| Benguela Low_Level Coastal Jet.pdf | 6.92 MB |
2019. Euphorbia rimireptans (Euphorbiaceae, Articulofruticosae), a new species from the Skeleton Coast, Namibia. Phytotaxa (414) 165–173
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| Euphorbia rimireptans_a new species from the Skeleton Coast_Namibia.pdf | 3.49 MB |
2018. Differences in the use of surface water resources by desert birds are revealed using isotopic tracers. PeerJ Preprints (6)
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| Differences in the use of surface water resources by desert birds are revealed using isotopic tracers.pdf | 941.54 KB |
2007. A pristine landscape? Archaeological and archaeobotanical research in the Skeleton Coast Park, northwestern Namibia. Aridity, Change and Conflict in Africa 145-165
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| Archaeological and archaeobotanical research in the Skeleton Coast Park.pdf | 29.61 MB |
2012. Strategic support to the consolidation of the management and development of the newly proclaimed Sperrgebiet National Park and immediately adjacent areas.
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| Strategic Support to the Consolidation of the Management and Development of the Newly Proclaimed Sperrgebiet National Park.pdf | 286.73 KB |
2003. Ecological studies on the vegetation of a semi-arid desert following a climatic gradient (Richtersveld, South Africa).
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| Ecological studies on the vegetation of a semi_arid desert following a climatic gradient.pdf | 25.17 MB |
2017. The Dancing Kudu: women's initiation in the Namib Desert during the second millennium AD. Antiquity (91) 1043–1057
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| Kinahan 2017b The Dancing Kudu.pdf | 1011.02 KB |
2016. Archaeological evidence of domestic sheep in the Namib Desert during the first millennium AD. Journal of African Archaeology (14)
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| Kinahan 2016 Sheep bones.pdf | 1.09 MB |
2014. Cattle paths and the choreography of late pre-colonial contact and trade on the Namib Desert Coast. South African Archaeological Bulletin (69) 96–102
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| Kinahan 2014 Cattle paths.pdf | 1.03 MB |
2013. The use of skeletal and complementary evidence to estimate human stature and identify the presence of women in the recent archaeological record of the Namib desert. The South African Archaeological Bulletin (68) 72-78
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| Kinahan 2013 Human Stature.pdf | 434.78 KB |
2016. Human responses to climatic variation in the Namib Desert during the Last 1,000 Years. African Archaeological Review (33) 183–203
2018. Holocene human adaptation in the Namib Desert: A model based on the concept of Holling's loop. Journal of Arid Environments
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| Kinahan 2018b Hollings Loop.pdf | 1.31 MB |
1987. Geomorphologische Forschungen im südwestafrikanischen Kaokoveld zum angeblichen Vollariden Quartären Kernraum der Namibwüste. Erdkunde (41) 118-133
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| Geomorphologische Forschungen im Suedwestafrikanischen Kaokoveld_1978.pdf | 2.51 MB |
2020. Criteria for biodiversity special value zones in the Sperrgebiet - plant endemism and species richness measures in practice. Namibian Journal of Environment 4 (Section A) 28-40
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| Criteria for biodiversity special value zones in the Sperrgebiet_2020.pdf | 3.71 MB |
2015. Intraspecific behavioural variation in the lacertid lizard Meroles cuneirostris (Strauch, 1867) (Sauria:Lacertidae). African Journal of Herpetology (64) 54-66
1971. Lizard species density in the Kalahari Desert. Ecology (52) 1024-1029
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| Lizard species density in the Kalahari Desert.pdf | 2.41 MB |
2017. A revision of the Afrotropical genus Prytanomyia Özdikmen, 2006 (Asilidae, Laphriinae). African Invertebrates (58) 39–52
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| A revision of the Afrotropical genus Prytanomyia ozdikmen.pdf | 3.93 MB |
2015. Review of Anasillomos Londt, 1983 with the description of a new species (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae). Biodiversity Data Journal (3) e4652
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| Review of Anasillomos Londt.pdf | 869.22 KB |
2015. Adopting a spatially explicit perspective to study the mysterious fairy circles of Namibia. Ecography (38) 1–11
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| Adopting a spatially explicit perspective to study the mysterious fairy circles of Namibia.pdf | 1.15 MB |
2015. Clarifying misunderstandings regarding vegetation self-organisation and spatial patterns of fairy circles in Namibia: A response to recent termite hypotheses. Ecological Entomology (40) 669–675
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| Clarifying misunderstandings regarding vegetation self_organisation and spatial patterns of fairy circles in Namibia.pdf | 1.13 MB |
2019. The unique Namib desert-coastal region and its opportunities for climate smart agriculture: A review. Cogent Food and Agriculture (5) 1645258
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| The unique Namib desert_coastal region and its opportunities for climate smart agriculture.pdf | 1.52 MB |
1984. Archaeological sediments from a shell midden near Wortel Dam, Walvis Bay, southern Africa. Palaeoecolgy of Africa and the surrounding islands 429-435
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| Archaeological sediments from a shell midden near Wortel Dam_Walvis Bay_southern Africa.pdf | 205.17 KB |
2015. Species diversity and dominance-richness relationships for ground and arboreal ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) assemblages in Namibian desert, saltpan, and savannah. Myrmecological News 21 37-47
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| Species diversity and dominance_richness relationships for ground and arboreal ant assemblages in Namibian desert.pdf | 1.5 MB |
2010. Piloting in desert ants: pinpointing the goal by discrete landmarks. Journal of Experimental Biology 213 4174-4179
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| Piloting in desert ants_pinpointing the goal by discrete landmarks.pdf | 305.1 KB |
2010. Path integration provides a scaffold for landmark learning in desert ants. Current Biology 20 1368–1371
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| Path integration provides a scaffold for landmark learning in desert ants.pdf | 173.08 KB |
1986. Ant species richness along a climatic gradient in the Namib Desert. Journal of Arid Environments 11 235-241
1987. Discrimination of depositional environments using sedimentary characteristics in the Mega Kalahari, central southern Africa. Desert Sediments: Ancient and Modern
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| Discrimination of depositional environments using sedimentary characteristics in the Mega Kalahari_1987.pdf | 2.85 MB |
2020. Spatiotemporal responses of a desert dwelling ungulate to increasing aridity in North-eastern Namibia. Journal of Arid Environments 179
2020. Eco-hydrology and geomorphology of the largest floods along the hyperarid Kuiseb River, Namibia. Journal of Hydrology 582
2001. Genetic variation in the feral horses of the Namib Desert, Namibia. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 72 (1) 18-22
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| Genetic variation in the feral horses of the Namib Desert.pdf | 64.38 KB |
1990. A new species of Citrullus (Benincaseae) from the Namib Desert, Namibia. Bothalia 20 (2) 209-211
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| A new species of Citrullus from the Namib Desert_Namibia.pdf | 388.7 KB |
2019. Desert breath - How fog promotes a novel type of soil biocenosis, forming the coastal Atacama Desert's living skin. Geobiology 00 1–12
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| How fog promotes a novel type of soil biocenosis.pdf | 1.83 MB |
2016. Bats and Water: Anthropogenic alterations threaten global bat populations. Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of bats in a changing world 215-241
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| Bats and water 2016.pdf | 844.13 KB |
2003. Best Practices in the World's Oldest Desert. Conserving biodiversity in arid regions: Best practoces in developing nations 119-128
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| Best Practices in the Worlds Oldest Desert.pdf | 510.28 KB |
2018. Fog spatial distributions over the central Namib Desert - An isotope approach. Aerosol and Air Quality Research 18 49-61
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| Fog Spatial Distributions over the Central Namib Desert_An Isotope Approach.pdf | 6.21 MB |
2013. Description of a new Tiger Snake (Colubridae, Telescopus) from south-western Africa. Zootaxa 3737 (3) 280-288
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| Description of a new Tiger Snake from south_western Africa.pdf | 145.71 KB |
2018. Identifying the determinants of tree distributions along a large ephemeral river. Ecosphere 9 (6)
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| Identifying the determinants of tree distributions along a large ephemeral river.pdf | 1.36 MB |
2014. Strategic Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) for the Central Namib Uranium Province 2012 Annual Report.
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| Strategic Environmental Management Plan for the Central Namib Uranium Province 2012.pdf | 5.56 MB |
2020. Synoptic-scale controls of fog and low clouds in the Namib Desert. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 20 3415-3438
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| Synoptic_scale controls of fog and low clouds in the Namib Desert_2020.pdf | 17.89 MB |
1976. Ecology of the tsetse fly in the Okavango Delta. Proceedings of the Symposium on the Okavango Delta and its future utilization
140-152
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| Ecology of the tsetse fly in the Okavango Delta_1976.pdf | 6.12 MB |
Two new mites of the rare families Barbutiidae and Linotetranidae (Acari), from the Namib desert. Acarologia 37 (2) 97-106
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| Two new mites of the rare families Barbutiidae and Linotetranidae from the Namib desert.pdf | 3.8 MB |
2019. Climate Change and Land: IPCC Special Report on Climate Change, Desertification, Land Degradation, Sustainable Land Management, Food Security, and Greenhouse gas fluxes in Terrestrial Ecosystems. Summary for Policymakers.
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| Climate Change and Land_IPCC Special Report.pdf | 31.33 MB |
1981. The distribution in space of local rainfall in the Namib Desert. Journal of Climatology 1 (1) 69-75