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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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1970. Begegnung in der Namib oder: "wenn man den richtigen Instinkt hat". Ornithologische Arbeitsgruppe SWA Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft
6 (8) 1-2
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| Begegnung in der Namib_1970.pdf | 204.13 KB |
1989. Pygmy Falcon population in the central Namib desert, Namibia. Gabar
3 10 - 13
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| Pygmy falcon population in the central Namiba desert.pdf | 6.9 MB |
1986. Invasive alien organisms in the Namib Desert, Upper Karoo and arid and semi-arid savannas of western southern Africa. The ecology and management of biological invasions in southern Africa
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| 1986 Invasive alien organisms.pdf | 13.5 MB |
2015. Making Mirabib marketable: Designing an environmentally sustainable campsite in Namibia's Namib-Naukluft Park - An interactive qualifying project report submitted to the Faculty of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the Gobabeb Research and Training Centre.
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| Gobabeb_Mirabib_Final_IQP_Report.pdf | 7.79 MB |
2009. When to stay, when to go: trade-offs for southern African arid-zone birds in times of drought. South Africa Journal of Science
105 24-28
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| trade-offs for southern African arid_zone birds in times of drought.pdf | 208.6 KB |
2016. Livestock behaviour in an arid land farming system: a case study of Topnaar livestock production in the Namib Desert. Gobabeb Research and Training Center.
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| Livestock Behaviour in an Arid Land Farming System.pptx | 16.31 MB |
2005. Monitoring and ringing Lappet-faced Vultures in the Namib 1991-2004. Lanioturdus
38 (3-4) 9-12
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| Monitoring and ringing Lappet_faced Vultures in the Namib 1991_2004.pdf | 335.03 KB |
2005. High density of Dusky Sunbirds in ephemeral river course in the Namib. Lanioturdus
38 (1) 4-6
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| High density of Dusky Sunbirds in ephemeral river course in the Namib.pdf | 297.18 KB |
2003. Damara Terns and the upcoming holiday season. Lanioturdus
36 (4) 12-14
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| Damara Terns and the upcoming holiday season_2003.pdf | 391.28 KB |
2001. Sandwich Harbour report - July 2001. Lanioturdus
34 (3) 3-6
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| Sandwich Harbour report_July 2001.pdf | 214 KB |
2001. Sandwich Harbour report - April 2001. Lanioturdus
34 (3) 2-3
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| Sandwich Harbour report_April 2001.pdf | 147.5 KB |
2001. A survey of African Black Oystercatchers on Namibia's Diamond Coast. Lanioturdus
34 (2) 14-18
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| A survey of African Black Oystercatchers on Namibias Diamond Coast_2001.pdf | 737.37 KB |
2001. Successful conservation measures for Damara Terns in Namibia. Lanioturdus
34 (1) 14-16
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| Successful conservation methods for Damara Terns in Namibia.pdf | 221.83 KB |
2000. Erste sichtung eines Glockenreihers in Sossusvlei. Lanioturdus
33 (1&2) 27-28
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| Erste sichtung eines Glockenreihers in Sossusvlei_2000.pdf | 228.77 KB |
1990. A review of taxonomy and ecology of gerbilline rodents of the Central Namib Desert, with keys to the species (Rodentia: Muridae). In: Seely. M.K. (ed). Namib ecology: 25 years of Namib research. 7 83-98
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| A review of taxonomy and ecology of gerbilline rodents of the central Namib Desert_1990.pdf | 4.29 MB |
1989. Importance of borehole water to doves and sandgrouse in the semi-arid southern Kalahari. South African Journal of Wildlife Research
19 42 - 46
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| Importance of borehole water to doves and sandgrouse in the semi_arid southern Kalahari.pdf | 466.9 KB |
1984. Radiocarbon Dating of Speleothems from the Rössing Cave (Namib Desert) and Palaeoclimatic Implications. 465-471
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| Radiocarbon Dating of Speleothems from the Roessing Cave_Namib Desert_and Palaeoclimatic Implications.pdf | 818.56 KB |
1998. Late Quaternary climate changes in the Central Namib Desert, Namibia. Quaternary Deserts and Climatic Change
293-304
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| Late Quaternary climate changes in the Central Namib Desert.pdf | 7.56 MB |
2008. Kuiseb Basin Water Resources Management Project - Development of a Water Resources Plan for the Kuiseb Basin and Development of a Planning Procedure for use by Other Basins: Part Geohydrology.
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| Kuiseb Basin Water Resources Management Project_Geohydrology_Falk.pdf | 146.69 KB |
1992. The ethnobotany of the Topnaar.
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| The ethnobotany of the Topnaar_1992.pdf | 28.31 MB |
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 |
1988. Diatoms and other fossil remains in calcareous lacustrine sediments of the northern Namib Sand Sea, South West Africa/Namibia. Geomorphological studies in Southern Africa : proceedings of the Symposium on the Geomorphology of Southern Africa, 8-11 April, 1988
159-174
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| Diatoms and other fossil remains in calcareous lacustrine sediments of the northern Namib Sand Sea_1988.pdf | 9.29 MB |
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2007. Dynamics of floodwater infiltration and groundwater recharge along ephemeral channels in arid regions, Southwest Africa.
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| Dynamics of floodwater infiltration and groundwater recharge along ephemeral channels in arid regions_2007.pdf | 1.94 MB |
1982. Solutional and wind erosion forms on limestone in the central Namib Desert. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie
26 (2) 197-207
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| Solutional and wind erosion forms on limestone in the central Namib Desert.pdf | 5.95 MB |
1977. Analysis of Felis libyca and Genetta genetta scats from the central Namib Desert, South West Africa. Zoologica Africana
12 (1) 239-241
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| Analysis of Felis libyca and Genetta genetta scats from the central Namib Desert_South West Africa_1976.pdf | 1.78 MB |
1976. A note of Pythonodipsas carinata Gunther (Western keeled snake) in South West Africa, with new distribution records. Madoqua
9 (4) 63-64
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| A note of Pythonodipsas carinata_Western keeled snake_ in SWA_1976.pdf | 321.04 KB |
1975. The sex ratio of steenbok Raphicerus campestris Thunberg in the Namib Desert Park, South West Africa. Madoqua II
4 (74-80) 93-94
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| The sex ratio of steenbok Raphicerus campestris in the Namib Desert Park.pdf | 275.03 KB |
1998. Climate change over the past 135.000 years in the Namib Desert (Namibia) derived from proxy data. Palaeoecology of Africa and the Surrounding Islands
25 171-198
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| Climate change over the past 135_000 years in the Namib Desert.pdf | 16.34 MB |
1964. Das Abkommen des Kuiseb und Swakop für die Zeit von 1898 - 1938.
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| Das Abkommen des Kuiseb und Swakop fuer die Zeit von 1898_1938.pdf | 6.86 MB |
1963. Wasserwirtschaft Waterwese - Water Affairs in S.W.A..
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| Wasserwirtschaft Waterwese.pdf | 30.9 MB |
1887. Karte des untern !Khuisebthales. Petermanns Mitteilungen
33 202-214
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| Karte des untern Khuisebthales.pdf | 11.45 MB |
1887. Das untere Khuisebthal und sein Strandgebiet. Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin
45-66
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| Das untere Khuisebthal und sein Strandgebiet_1887.pdf | 13.46 MB |
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 |
2004. A record of fluvial aggradation in the northern Namib Desert during the Late Quaternary. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie
133 1-18
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| A record of fluvial aggradation in the northern Namib Desert_2004.pdf | 9.48 MB |
2003. Interaction of livestock and vegetation in the lower Kuiseb River.
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| Interaction of livestock and vegetation in the lower Kuiseb River.pdf | 9.02 MB |
2004. Between the Atlantic and the Namib an environmental history of Walvis Bay.
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| Between the Atlantic and the Namib an environmental history of Walvis Bay_2004.pdf | 52.28 MB |
2006. Existing land use survey and mapping in the Topnaar community along the Kuiseb River.
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| Existing land use survey and mapping in the Topnaar community along the Kuiseb River.pdf | 4.75 MB |
1996. Cnemodesmus riparius, n. sp., riparian milliped from the Namib Desert, Africa (Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae). Myriapodologica
4 (1) 1-8
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| Cnemodesmus riparius_riparian milliped from the Namib Desert.pdf | 1.89 MB |
2006. Site Characterisation for Kuiseb Riparian Ecosystems.
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| Site Characterisation for Kuiseb Riparian Ecosystems.pdf | 1.81 MB |
1998. The investigation of fog frequency and occurrence patterns in the Central Namib as a possible alternative source of water supply to the Topnaar community along the Kuiseb River in the Namib Desert.
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| The investigation of fog frequency and occurrence patterns in the Central Namib.pdf | 7.91 MB |
1985. Palaeolithic archaeology of the central Namib Desert a preliminary survey of chronology, typology and site location. Cimbebasia Memoir
6 1-84
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| Palaeolithic archaeology of the central Namib Desert.pdf | 14.32 MB |
1984. Offsite distribution and artefact visibility in the central Namib Desert, S.W.A./Namibia. Cimbebasia
Series B 4 (5) 51-58
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| Offsite distribution and artefact visibility in the central Namib Desert.pdf | 5.75 MB |
1984. #hing - #hais: an early stoneworking site from the central Namib Desert. Madoqua
13 (4) 271-279
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| An early stoneworking site from the central Namib Desert_1984.pdf | 2.99 MB |
1983. Human burials in hut circles at Sylvia Hill, S.W. Africa / Namibia. Cimbebasia
3 (3) 102-106
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| Human burials in hut circles at Sylvia Hill.pdf | 4.48 MB |
1971. New bats of the genus Laephotis from Africa (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
84 (32) 259-264
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| New bats of the genus Laephotis from Africa.pdf | 1.89 MB |
1973. Factors controlling reproduction of certain Namib Desert tenebrionids. Madoqua II
2 (63-68) 63-65
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| Factors controlling reproduction of certain Namib Desert tenebrionids.pdf | 187.19 KB |
1971. Calcretes and their formation: a survey based on observations in South-West-Africa. Pedologie
21 (2) 170-180
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| Calcretes and their formation_a survey.pdf | 4.62 MB |
1963. Studien über die Bodenbildung zwischen Rehoboth und Walvis Bay.
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| Studies on soil formation between Rehoboth and Walvis Bay.pdf | 39.66 MB |
2008. The Smithsonian Institution African mammal project (1961-1972). An annotated gazetteer of collecting localities and summary of its taxonomic and geographic scope. Smithsonian Contribution to Zoology
628 206-216
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| The Smithsonian Institution African mammal project.pdf | 8.64 MB |
1995. Report on geohydraulic investigations and groundwater modelling, Volume E1 - Kuiseb dune area.
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| Geohydraulic investigations and groundwater modelling.pdf | 910.63 KB |