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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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Merxmüller H 1964. Die Stammsukkulenten Pelargonien des Lüderitz-Distriktes (Südwestafrika). Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München 5 229-245

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Die Stammsukkulenten Pelargonien des Luederitz_1964.pdf	4.44 MB

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

Giess W 1969. Eine neue Aloe aus der Namib. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München 8 123-126

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Eine neue Aloe aus der Namib_1969.pdf	1.33 MB

Hauptfleisch M 2017. Greater Sossusvlei Namib Landscape (GSNL): Tracking ungulate movements.

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Tracking ungulate movements.pdf	2.23 MB

Kolberg C, Kolberg H, Boorman M, Kolb H, Madden A, Madden B 2016. Terra Incognito: Bird Atlasing Expedition to the Tsaukhaeb (Sperrgebiet) National Park. Lanioturdus 49 (2) 2-7

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Bird Atlasing Expedition to the Tsaukhaeb National Park_2016.pdf	713.75 KB

Wilson GA 1991. Strange visitors to the desert. Lanioturdus 26 (1) 30

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Strange visitors to the desert_1991.pdf	160.98 KB

Koch C 1962. Composition, xerophilous character and origin of the Namib Tenebrionidae. Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station 5 66-69

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Composition_xerophilous character and origin of the Namib Tenebrionidae_1962.pdf	571.96 KB

Kaszab Z 1980. Eine neue Paractenodia- art (Col. Meloidae) aus der Wüste Namib. Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station 50 119-120

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Eine neue Paractenodia_art aus der wuste Namib.pdf	157.61 KB

1977. Thermoregulatory behaviour. Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station 47 96-98

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Thermoregulatory behaviour_1977.pdf	233.7 KB

Birkhofer K, Scheu S, Henschel JR 2006. Does territorial behaviour in the desert-living spider Leucorchestris arenicola Lawrence (Araneae: Sparassidae) affect its spatial distribution?. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 13 (9) 341-346

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Does territorial behaviour in the desert_living spider Leucorchestris arenicola Lawrence affect its spatial distribution_2006.pdf	696.36 KB

Nørgaard T, Henschel JR, Wehner R 2006. Tracking the Namib Desert spider Leucorchestris arenicola-reading the story in the sand (Arachnida, Araneae, Sparassidae). Senckenbergiana biologica 86 (2) 211-218

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Tracking the Namib Desert spider Leucorchestris arenicola_reading the story in the sand.pdf	1.28 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

Soderberg K, Henschel J, Macko SA 2009. Water isotopes and the ecohydrology of fog in the Central Namib Desert: Initial results.

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Water isotopes and the ecohydrology of fog in the Central Namib Desert.pdf	129.85 KB

Seely MK, Klintenberg P, Henschel JR 2009. Learning from the Desert. Journal of Arid Land Studies 19 (1) 1-3

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Learning from the Desert.pdf	54.2 KB

Soderberg K, Henschel J, Billmark K, Swap R, Macko S 2010. Multiple stable isotope tracers of fog use by Namib Desert plants. Geophysical Research Abstracts 12 EGU2010-7683

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Multiple stable isotope tracers of fog use by Namib Desert plants.pdf	50.54 KB

Mtuleni V, Henschel JR, Seely MK 1998. Evaluation of Fog-Harvesting Potential in Namibia.

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Evaluation of Fog_Harvesting Potential in Namibia_1998.pdf	183.32 KB

Henschel JR, Robertson MB, Seely MK 1991. Animal ecophysiology in the Namib Desert: Coping with little water, scarce food and elevated. Ecology of Desert Environments 423-457

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Animal ecophysiology in the Namib Desert_1991.pdf	2.34 MB

Withers PC, Louw GN, Henschel J 1980. Energetics and water relations of Namib desert rodents. South African Journal of Zoology 15 (3) 131-137

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Energetics and water relations of Namib desert rodents_1980.pdf	1002.65 KB

Henschel JR 1995. Tool use by spiders: stone selection and placement by corolla spiders Ariadna (Segestriidae) of the Namib Desert. Ethology 101 (3) 187-199

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Tool use by spiders_stone selection and placement by corolla spiders Ariadna.pdf	376.27 KB

Linear dunes, their structure, age and migration.

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Linear dunes_their structure_age and migration.pdf	730.31 KB

Bristow CS, Duller GAT, Lancaster N 2007. Age and dynamics of linear dunes in the Namib Desert. Geology 35 (6) 555-558

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Age and dynamics of linear dunes in the Namib Desert_2007.pdf	449.87 KB

Li B, Wang L, Kaseke KF, Li L, Seely MK 2016. The impact of rainfall on soil moisture dynamics in a foggy desert. Plos ONE 11 (10) e0164982

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The Impact of Rainfall on Soil Moisture Dynamics in a Foggy Desert.pdf	3.28 MB

Soderberg KS 2010. The role of fog in the ecohydrology and biogeochemistry of the Namib Desert.

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The role of fog in the ecohydrology and biogeochemistry of the Namib Desert.pdf	10.2 MB

2008. Walvis Bay Biodiversity Report 2008.

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Walvis Bay Biodiversity Report 2008.pdf	3.37 MB

Lamb T, Meeker AM, Bauer AM, Branch WR 2003. On the systematic status of the desert plated lizard (Angolosaurus skoogi): phylogenetic inference from DNA sequence analysis of the African Gerrhosauridae. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 78 253-261

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On the systematic status of the desert plated lizard.pdf	298.19 KB

Berger-Deli'mour HAE, Mayer W 1989. On the parapatric existence of two species of the Pedioplanis undata group (Reptilia: Sauria: Lacertidae) in the central Namib desert (Southwest Africa) with description of the new species Pedioplanis husabensis. Herpetozoa 1 (3-4) 83-95

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On the parapatric existence of two species of the Pedioplanis undata group_central Namib Desert.pdf	1.37 MB

Murray IW, Fuller A, Lease HM, Mitchell D, Wolf BO, Hetem RS 2014. The actively foraging desert lizard Pedioplanis husabensis (Husab Sand Lizard) behaviorally optimizes its energetic economy. Canadian Journal of Zoology 92 (19) 905-913

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The actively foraging desert lizard Pedioplanis husabensis.pdf	282.9 KB

Williams JB 2001. Energy expenditure and water flux of freeliving dune larks in the Namib desert: a test of the re-allocation hypothesis on a desert bird. Functional Ecology 15 175-185

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Energy expenditure and water flux of freeliving dune larks in the Namib desert_2001.pdf	736.76 KB

Williams JB 1990. Heat production and evaporative water loss of dune larks from the Namib desert. Condor 101 432-438

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Heat production and evaporative water loss of dune larks from the Namib desert.pdf	612.69 KB

Kensley BF 1976. The genus Nebalia in South and South West Africa (Crustacea, Leptostraca). Cimbebasia 4 (8) 155-162

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The genus Nebalia in South and South West Africa.pdf	4.13 MB

Rössl R, Henschel JR 1999. Ecology and diet of Psammoduon deserticola (Simon) (Araneae: Zodariidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 11 (4) 155-157

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Ecology and diet of Psammoduon deserticola_1999.pdf	159.1 KB

Henschel JR 1991. A trap to capture burrowing arachnids. Journal of Arachnology 19 150-152

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A trap to capture burrowing arachnids_1991.pdf	118.6 KB

Henschel JR 1990. Spiders wheel to escape. South Africa Journal of Science 86 (3) 151-152

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Spiders wheel to escape.pdf	168.79 KB

Norgaard T, Nilsson D-E, Henschel JR, Garm A, Wehner R 2008. Vision in the nocturnal wandering spider Leucorchestris arenicola (Araneae: Sparassidae). The Journal of Experimental Biology 211 816-823

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Vision in the nocturnal wandering spider Leucorchestris arenicola.pdf	703.72 KB

Henschel JR 1990. The biology of Leucorchestris arenicola (Araneae: Heteropodidae), a burrowing spider of the Namib dunes. Namib Ecology, 25 Years Of Namib Research 7 115-127

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The biology of Leucorchestris arenicola.pdf	637.31 KB

Brain C, Bohrmann R 1992. Tick infestation of baboons (Papio ursinus) in the Namib Desert. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 28 (2) 188-191

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Tick infestation of baboons_Namib Desert.pdf	596.35 KB

Hesse AJ 1972. New Mydaidae (Diptera) from the Namib Desert and South-Western Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 60 (3) 109-171

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New Mydaidae_Diptera_from the Namib Desert and South_Western Africa.pdf	28.68 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

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

2013. A Strategic collaborative management and development plan for Greater Sossusvlei - Namib Landscape 2013 - 2018. Namibia Protected Landscape Conservation Areas Initiative (NAM-PLACE).

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A Strategic collaborative management and development plan for Greater Sossusvlei_Namib Landscape_2013.pdf	744.52 KB

Lehmann D 2015. Dietary and spatial strategies of gemsbok (Oryx g. gazella) and springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) in response to drought in the desert environment of the Kunene Region, Namibia.

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Dietary and spatial strategies of gemsbok_2015.pdf	8.26 MB

2013. Project proposal: A study of the population densities, movement patterns and land uses of oryx, springbok and mountain zebra in and around the Greater Sossusvlei-Namib Landscape (31 May 2013).

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Project proposal on a study of movement patterns and land use.pdf	1.43 MB

Wirth V, Kondratyuk SY 2010. Neue Arten der Flechtenfamilie Teloschistaceae aus der Namibwüste und der Sukkulenten-Karoo (SW-Afrika). Herzogia 23 179-194

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New species of the lichen family Teloschistaceae from the Namib Desert.pdf	144.11 KB

Colahan BD 1987. The birds around the Rössing Uranium Mine, central Namib Desert, a preliminary list. Lanioturdus 23 (3/4) 61 - 74

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The birds around Roessing_1987.pdf	552.12 KB

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

Rathbun GB, Dumbacher JP 2015. Home range and use of diurnal shelters by the Etendeka round-eared sengi, a newly discovered Namibian endemic desert mammal. PeerJ e1302

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Home range and use of diurnal shelters by the Etendeka round_eared sengi.pdf	20.04 MB

Costa G, Petralia A, Conti E, Hänel C, Seely MK 1993. Seven stone spiders on the gravel plains of the Namib Desert. Bollettino dell'Accademia Gioenia di Scienze Naturali in Catania 26 77-83

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Seven stone spiders on the gravel plains of the Namib Desert.pdf	343.37 KB

Clancey PA 1977. A new geographical race of the Fiscal Shrike Lanius collaris Linnaeus from the deserts of South West Africa and Angola. Mitteilungen Ornitologische Arbeitsgruppe SWA Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft 12 (8 - 9) 4 - 5

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A new geographical race of the Fiscal Shrike Lanius collaris Linnaeus from the deserts of South West Africa and Angola_1977.pdf	286.8 KB

Williams AJ 1987. Historical records of birds along the Namib Coast. Lanioturdus 23 (3/4) 75-79

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Historical records of birds along the Namib coast_1987.pdf	337.49 KB

Williams AJ, Myer EJ 1986. Damara terns: Nonbreeding population and post-fledging feeding in the Lüderitz area of SWA/Namibia. Lanioturdus 22 (2) 32-34

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Damara terns_Nonbreeding population and post_fledging feeding in the Luederitz area.pdf	237.1 KB