ecological adaptation

Change in an organism so that it is better able to survive or reproduce, thereby contributing to its fitness. (Source: PHC)



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Naky KA, Knight MH 1994. Energy, water, and food use by springbok antelope (Antidorcas marsupialis) in the Kalahari Desert. Journal of Mammalogy 75 (4) 860-872
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Energy_water_and food use by springbok antelope_1994.pdf 6.57 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
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
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
Chambers LE, Barnard P, Poloczanska ES, Hobday AJ, Keatley MR, Allsopp N, Underhill LG 2017. Southern Hemisphere biodiversity and global change: Data gaps and strategies. Austral Ecology
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Southern Hemisphere biodiversity and global change.pdf 565.93 KB
Lenssen J 2004. Adaptive behaviour of the Namaqua Sandgrouse. Lanioturdus 37 (1) 15-17
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Adaptive behaviour of the Namaqua Sandgrouse_2004.pdf 230.31 KB
Baines T 1972. The Welwitschia mirabilis (plant of Hykamkop), South West Africa. Excelsa 2 41-49
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The Welwitschia mirabilis_plant of Hykamkop_SWA.pdf 5.93 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
Kok OB, van Wyk AJ 1982. Boomklimmende klipspringers in die Namibwoestyn. Madoqua 13 (1) 89-96
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Boomklimmende klipspringers in die Namibwoestyn_1982.pdf 1.25 MB
Brain C 1990. Spatial usage of a desert environment by baboons (Papio ursinus). Journal of Arid Environments 18 67-73
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Spatial usage of a desert environment by baboons_Papio ursinus.pdf 2.85 MB
Russel-Smith J, Monagle C, Jacobsohn M, Beatty RL, Bilbao B, Millan A, Vessuri H, Sanchez-Rose I 2013. Can savanna burning projects deliver measurable greenhouse emissions reductions and sustainable livelihood opportunities in fire-prone settings?. Climatic Change
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Climatic_Change_Springer Journal_Article_7Nov2013_Russel Smith.pdf 349.48 KB
Stringer LC, Dyer JC, Reed MS, Dougill AJ, Twyman C, Mkwambisi D 2009. Adaptations to climate change, drought and desertification: local insights to enhance policy in southern Africa. Environment: Science and Policy 12 (7) 748-765
Popp A, Domptail S, Blaum N, Jeltsch F 2009. Landuse experience does qualify for adaptation to climate change. Ecological Modelling 220 (5) 694-702
Seely M, Dirkx E, Hager C, Klintenberg P, Roberts C, von Oertzen D 2008. Advances in desertification and climate change research: are they accessible for application to enhance adaptive capacity?. Global and Planetary Change 64 (3-4) 236-243
Clousley-Thompson JL 1991. Avoidance of Environmental Extremes. Ecophysiology of Desert Arthropods and Reptiles 29-51
Fet V, Polis GA, Sissom WD 1998. Life in Sandy Deserts: The Scorpion Model. Journal of Arid Environments 39 (4) 609-622
Robinson MD, Barrows CW 2013. Namibian and North American sand-diving lizards. Journal of Arid Environments 93 116-125
Veiste M, Herppich WB, Willert DJ 2001. Variability of CAM in leaf-deciduous succulents from the Succulent Karoo (South Africa). Basic and Applied Ecology 2 (3) 283-288
Adger WN, Arnell NW, Tompkins EL 2005. Adapting to climate change: perspectives across scales. Global Environmental Change Part A 15 (2) 75-76