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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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Newsham AJ, Thomas DSG 2010. Knowing, farming and climate change adaptation in North-Central Namibia.

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378010001160

Willoughby EJ 1968. Desert adaptations of larks of the central Namib Desert, South West Africa. Dissertation Abstracts 28 (11)

Thomas DH 1984. Adaptations of desert birds, Sandgrouse (Pteroclidae) as highly successful inhabitants of Afro-Asian arid lands. Journal of Arid Environments 7 157 - 181

Maclean GL 1976. Adaptations of sandgrouse for life in arid lands. Proceedings of the 16th International Ornithological Congress 1974 502-516

Maclean GL 1974. Arid-zone adaptations in southern African birds. Cimbebasia (A)3 163 - 176

Maclean GL 1970. Desert adaptations of sandgrouse. African Wildlife 24 7 - 15

Crowe TM 1979. Adaptive morphological variation in Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris and Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani. Ibis 121 (3) 313 - 320

Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1979.tb06848.x/abstract

Tilson RL, Norton PM 1981. Alarm duetting and pursuit deterrence in an African antelope. The American Naturalist 118 (3) 455-462

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/2460649

Appleton CC, Brain C 1992. The gastro-intestinal parasites of the baboon, Papio cynocephalus ursinus, in the Namib Desert. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 33 (3) 257-265

Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2028.1995.tb00803.x/abstract

Marsh AC 1985. Thermal responses and temperature tolerance in a diurnal desert ant, Ocymyrmex barbiger. Physiological Zoology 58 (6) 629-636

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/30156067

Marloth R 1889. Some adaptations of south African plants to the climate. Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society 6 (1) 31-38

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21560382.1889.9526252#.VHx9NGctBHg

Dean WRJ, Williams JB 2004. Adaptations of birds for life in deserts with particular reference to Larks (Alaudidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 59 (2) 79-91

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00359190409519166#.VGoKalItBHg

Krug CB 2004. Survival in the Namib: Adaptations of the striped mouse to an arid environment. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 59 (2) 93-98

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00359190409519167#.VGICF1ItBHg

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) UNDP. Namibia: Climate Change Adaptation Project.

Website link:http://web.undp.org/comtoolkit/success-stories/AFRICA-Namibia-energyenviron.shtml

Maclean GL 1976. Adaptations of sandgrouse for life in arid lands. Proceedings of the 16th International Ornithological Congress 1974 502-516

Maclean GL 1974. Arid-zone adaptations in southern African birds. Cimbebasia (A)3 163 - 176

Bruyns PV, Hanacek P, Klak C 2019. Crassula, insights into an old, arid-adapted group of southern African leaf-succulents. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (131) 35-47

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.10.045

Winter S, Fennessy J, Fennessy S, Janke A 2018. Matrilineal population structure and distribution of the Angolan giraffe in the Namib desert and beyond. Ecological Genetics and Genomics (7-8) 1-5

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egg.2018.03.003

Henschel J, Wassenaar TD, Kanandjembo A, Kilbourn Louw M, Neef G, Shuuya T, Soderberg K 2018. Roots point to water sources of Welwitschia mirabilis in a hyperarid desert. Ecohydrology (12)

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Roots point to water sources of Welwitschia mirabilis in a hyperarid desert.pdf	1.72 MB

Spear D, Selato JC, Mosime B, Nyamwanza AM 2019. Harnessing diverse knowledge and belief systems to adapt to climate change in semi-arid rural Africa. Climate Services (14) 31-36

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Harnessing diverse knowledge and belief systems to adapt to climate change in semi_arid rural Africa.pdf	239.59 KB

Krug JHA 2017. Adaptation of Colophospermum mopane to extra-seasonal drought conditions: site-vegetation relations in dry-deciduous forests of Zambezi region (Namibia). Forest Ecosystems (4) 25

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Adaptation of Colophospermum mopane to extra_seasonal drought conditions.pdf	1.18 MB

Integrated Environmental Consultants Namibia (IECN) 2011. Let's act to adapt - Dealing with climate change: A community information toolkit on adaptation - A resource package developed for farmers and natural resource users in rural, urban and peri-urban areas in the Erongo, Hardap, Karas and Khomas regions, Namibia.

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Dealing with climate change_Erongo Hardap Karas and Khomas regions.pdf	3.77 MB

Carl R 2016. Desert elephants pass on knowledge - not mutations - to survive. Despite reported differences in appearance and behavior, DNA evidence finds that Namibian desert elephants share the same DNA as African savanna elephants. However, Namibian desert-dwelling elephants should be protected so they can continue to pass on their unique knowledge and survival skills to future generations.

Website link:https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160803161607.htm

Bollig M 2013. Social-ecological change and institutional development in a pastoral community in north-western Namibia. Pastoralism in Africa: Past, Present, and Futures 316-340

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Social_ecological change and institutional development in a pastoral community in north_western Namibia.pdf	1.73 MB

Spear D, Chappel A 2018. Livelihoods on the edge without a safety net: The case of smallholder crop farming in north-central Namibia. Land (7)

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The Case of Smallholder Crop Farming in North_Central Namibia.pdf	212.72 KB

Newsham AJ, Thomas D 2009. Agricultural adaptation, local knowledge and livelihood diversification in North-Central Namibia. 1-48

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Agricultural adaptation_local knowledge and livelihood diversification in North_Central Namibia.pdf	754.42 KB

Kinahan J 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

Heydinger JM, Packer C, Tsaneb J 2019. Desert-adapted lions on communal land: Surveying the costs incurred by, and perspectives of, communal-area livestock owners in northwest Namibia. Biological Conservation 236 496-504

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320718319244

Spear D, Zaroug MAH, Daron DD, Ziervogel G, Angula MN, Haimbili EN, Hegga SS, Baudoin M, New M, Kunamwene I, Togarepi C, Davies JE 2018. Vulnerability and responses to climate change in drylands: The case of Namibia. CARIAA-ASSAR Working Paper.

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Vulnerability and responses to climate change in drylands_the case of Namibia.pdf	1.63 MB

Iponga DM, Milton SJ, Richardson DM 2008. Superiority in competition for light: A crucial attribute defining the impact of the invasive alien tree Schinus molle (Anacardiaceae) in South African savanna. Journal of Arid Environments 72 (5) 612-623

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140196307002649?via%3Dihub=

Edwards S 2013. Patterns and processes of adaptation in lacertid lizards to environments in southern Africa.

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Patterns and processes of adaptation in lacertid lizards to environments in southern Africa.pdf	24.33 MB

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320718319244

Buffenstein R 1984. Aspects of the energetics and renal physiology of some African arid-adapted rodents.

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Aspects of the energetics and renal physiology of some African arid_adapted rodents_Buffenstein_Thesis.pdf	4.33 MB

Curtis B 2020. How to survive in the desert. (3)

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How to survive in the desert.pdf	4.41 MB

de Schepper M, Jenkins S, Van Vuuren R 2021. Namibia's desert-adapted Lions - The benefit of translocating conflict-causing individuals. Conservation and the Environment in Namibia (2021) 16-17

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Namibias desert-adapted Lions_The benefit of translocating conflict_causing individuals.pdf	1.96 MB

Yu Z, Zhu T, Zhang J, Ge M, Fu S, Lai Y 2022. Fog harvesting devices inspired from single to multiple creatures: Current progress and future perspective. Advanced Functional Materials 23 (26) 2200359

Website link:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adfm.202200359

Climate Change: Impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptation in developing countries.

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Climate Change_ Impacts_ vulnerabilities and adaptation in developing countries.pdf	3.12 MB

Kandji ST, Verchot L, Mackensen J 2006. Climate Change Climate and Variability in Southern Africa: Impacts and Adaptation in the Agricultural Sector.

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Climate_change_and_variability_in_the_southern_africa.pdf	693.17 KB

Huntley BJ 2023. Adaptations to Life in the Namib Desert. Ecology of Angola - Terrestrial Biomes and Ecoregions 249-274

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Adaptations to Life in the Namib Desert.pdf	725.28 KB

Berry PE, Dammhahn M, Blaum N 2023. Keeping cool on hot days: activity responses of African antelope to heat extremes. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11

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Keeping cool on hot days_activity responses of African antelope to heat extremes.pdf	522.62 KB

Lutibezi S 2023. Weaving resilience: San women are adapting their livelihoods to climate change. Conservation and the Environment in Namibia 32-33

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Weaving resilience_San women are adapting their livelihoods to climate change.pdf	308.32 KB

Brassine M 2023. Smart Rangers for the conservation of desert-adapted lions. Conservation and the Environment in Namibia 68-69

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SMART Rangers for the conservation of desert_adapted lions.pdf	416.01 KB

Mbanyana N, Blaimer BB, le Roux JJ, van Noort S, Brady SG, Wossler TC 2024. Out of the desert: Paleoclimatic changes drove the diversification of arid-adapted Ocymyrmex ants in southern Africa. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 191

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055790323002774

Smit E 2024. Learn about Namibia's desert-adapted elephants.

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NAM_2024_04_Learn about Namibias desert_adapted elephants_Namibian Sun.pdf	69.32 KB

Odendaal FJ 1979. Notes on the adaptive ecology and behaviour of four species of Rhoptropus (gekkonidae) from the Namib Desert with special reference to a thermoregulatory mechanism employed by Rhoptropus afer. Madoqua II (3) 255-260

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Notes on the adaptive ecology and behaviour of four species of Rhoptropus _gekkonidae_ from the Namib Desert.pdf	1.51 MB

Seely MK 1978. Grassland productivity: the desert end of the curve. South African Journal of Science 74 295-297

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Grassland productivity_ the desert end of the curve.pdf	306.01 KB

Büdel B, Wessels DCJ 1986. Parmelia hueana Gyeln., a Vagrant Lichen from the Namib Desert, SWA/Namibia. I Anatomical and Reproductive Adaptations. Dinteria 18 3-15

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Dinteria 18_1986_1.pdf	1.35 MB

von Willert DJ, Eller BM, Werger MJA, Brinckmann E, Ihlenfeldt HD 1992. Life Strategies of Succulents in Deserts with Special Reference to the Namib Desert.

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Martin Book Review.pdf	182.61 KB

Website link:http://www.cambridge.org/de/knowledge/isbn/item5707313/Life%20Strategies%20of%20Succulents%20in%20Deserts/?site_locale=de_DE

David A, Braby J, Zeidler J, Kandjinga L, Ndokosho J 2013. Building adaptive capacity in rural Namibia - Community information toolkits on climate Change. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management 5 (2) 215-229

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Building adaptive capacity in rural Namibia_2013.pdf	431.39 KB

Thomas D, Osbahr H, Twyman C, Adger N, Hewitson B 2005. Adaptations to climate change amongst natural resource-dependant societies in the developing world: across the Southern African climate gradient.

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