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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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Henschel JR 1997. Psammophily in Namib Desert spiders. Journal of Arid Environments 37 (4) 695-707

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Psammophily in Namib Desert spiders.pdf	1.49 MB

Schönborn W 2003. Soil Ciliates (Protozoa, Ciliophora) from Namibia (Southwest Africa), with Emphasis on Two Contrasting Environments, the Etosha Region and the Namib Desert. Limnologica - Ecology and Management of Inland Waters 33 (2) 148

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Soil Ciliates_Protozoa_Ciliophora_ from Namibia.pdf	130.68 KB

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0075951103800464

Garzanti E, Vermeesch P, Ando S, Lustrino M, Padoan M, Vezzoli G Ultra-long distance littoral transport of Orange sand and provenance of the Skeleton Coast Erg (Namibia). Marine Geology In Press 2014

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Ultra_long distance littoral transport of Orange sand and provenance of the Skeleton Coast Erg.pdf	2.14 MB

Sheehama A 2021. Environmental Education and Training Centre in desert-adapted elephant country. Conservation and the Environment in Namibia (2021) 16-19

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Environmental Education and Training Centre in desert_adapted elephant country.pdf	4.99 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

Henschel J 2021. Long-term population dynamics of Namib desert tenebrionid beetles reveal complex relationships to pulse-reserve conditions. Insects 12 804

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Long_Term Population Dynamics of Namib Desert Tenebrionid Beetles _Insects.pdf	2.98 MB

de los Ríos A, Garrido‑Benavent I, Limón A, Cason ED, Maggs-Kölling G, Cowan D, Valverde A 2022. Novel lichen‑dominated hypolithic communities in the Namib Desert. Microbial Ecology 83 (4) 1-13

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Novel lichen_dominated hypolithic communities in the Namib Desert_2022.pdf	1.09 MB

León-Sobrino C, Ramond J-B, Coclet C, Kapitango R-M, Maggs-Kölling G, Cowan DA 2021. Temporal dynamics of microbial transcription in wetted hyperarid desert soils. bioRxiv

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Temporal dynamics of microbial transcription in wetted hyperarid desert soils.pdf	3.08 MB

Kool D, Agra E, Drabkin A, Duncan A, Fendinat PP, Leduc S, Lupovitch G, Nambwandja AN, Ndilenga NS, Thi TN, Poodiack B, Sagi L, Shmuel Y, Maggs-Kölling G, Marais E, Pinshow B, Turner JS, Agam N 2021. The overlooked non-rainfall water input sibling of fog and dew: Daily water vapor adsorption on a !Nara hummock in the Namib Sand Sea. Journal of Hydrology 598

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022169421004674?via%3Dihub=

Conti E, Mulder C, Pappalardo AM, Ferrito V, Costa G 2019. How soil granulometry, temperature, and water predict genetic differentiation in Namibian spiders (Ariadna: Segestriidae) and explain their behavior. Ecology and Evolution 9 (8) 4382-4391

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How soil granulometry_temperature_and water predict genetic differentiation in Namibian spiders.pdf	994.38 KB

Kemeny R 2021. Zebras give life to the Namib desert by rolling around. NewScientist 251 (3351) 19

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0262407921015888?via%3Dihub=

Wharton RA 1987. Biology of the diurnal Metasolpuga picta (Kraepelin) (Solifugae, Solpugidae) compared with that of nocturnal species. The Journal of Arachnology 14 363-383

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Biology of the diurnal Metasolpuga picta compared with that of nocturnal species.pdf	15.25 MB

Portas R, Aschenborn OH-K, Melzheimer J, le Roux M, Uiseb KH, Czirjak GA, Wachter B 2021. GPS telemetry reveals a zebra with anthrax as putative cause of death for three cheetahs in the Namib Desert. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 8

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GPS telemetry reveals a zebra with anthrax as putative cause of death for three cheetahs in the Namib Desert.pdf	1.21 MB

1967. List of birds from the Namib Desert Research Station. 21-22

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List of birds from the Namib Desert Research Station.pdf	113.46 KB

Koch C 1962. Definition of area. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 65-66

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Definition of area.pdf	289.95 KB

van der Merwe BJ 2021. The relationship between barchan size and barchan morphology: a case study from Northern Namibia. South African Geographical Journal 103 119-138

Website link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03736245.2021.1876753?journalCode=rsag20

Kemler M, Wingfield MJ, Cowan DA, Slippers B Foliar fungi of the enigmatic desert plant Welwitschia mirabilis show little adaptation to their unique host plant. South African Journal of Science 117 (3-4) 35-42

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Foliar fungi of the enigmatic desert plant Welwitschia mirabilis show little adaptation to their unique host plant.pdf	1.3 MB

Lawrence RF 1960. The Namib Desert Biological Station. South African Journal of Science 56 (4) 90

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The Namib Desert Biological Station.pdf	41.22 KB

Lawrence RR 1959. The sand-dune fauna of the Namib Desert. South African Journal of Science 55 (9) 233-239

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The sand_dune fauna of the Namib Desert.pdf	308.73 KB

Hadley NF, Louw GN 1980. Cuticular hydrocarbons and evaporative water loss in two tenebrionid beetles from the Namib Desert. South African Journal of Science 61 (7) 298-301

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Cuticular hydrocarbons and evaporative water loss in two tenebrionid beetles from the Namib Desert.pdf	555.42 KB

Geological Survey of Namibia 2018. Strategic Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) for the Central Namib Uranium Province, 2017 Annual Report.

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SEMP for the Central Namib Uranium Province 2017 Annual Report.pdf	3.1 MB

Geological Survey of Namibia 2016. Strategic Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) for the Central Namib Uranium Mining Province, 2014 Annual Report.

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SEMP for the Central Namib Uranium Mining Province_2014 Annual Report.pdf	4.55 MB

Geological Survey of Namibia 2017. Strategic Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) for the Central Namib Uranium Mining Province, 2015 Annual Report.

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SEMP for the Central Namib Uranium Mining Province_2015 Annual Report.pdf	1.94 MB

Geological Survey of Namibia 2017. Strategic Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) for the Central Namib Uranium Mining Province, 2016 Annual Report.

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SEMP for the Central Namib Uranium Mining Province_2016 Annual Report.pdf	3.04 MB

Geological Survey of Namibia 2012. Strategic Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) for the Central Namib Uranium Rush, 2011 Annual Report.

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SEMP for the Central Namib Uranium Rush_2011 Annual Report.pdf	15.91 MB

Marsh JS, Phillips D, Lock BE 2018. 40Ar/39Ar dating of the Klinghardt and Stalhart Phonolites, Namibia, and Comments on the Evolution of the Klinghardt Volcanic Field. Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia 20 1-8

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40Ar39Ar dating of the Klinghardt and Stalhart Phonolites_Namibia.pdf	713.93 KB

Pickford M, Senut B 2000. Geology and History of Study. Geology and palaeobiology of the central and southern Namib desert, southwestern Africa 1

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Geology_and_Palaeobiology_of_the_Namib_Desert_Southwestern_Africa.pdf	12.35 MB

Website link:http://books.google.de/books/about/Geology_and_Palaeobiology_of_the_Central.html?id=d4tTAAAAYAAJ&redir_esc=y

Griffin M 1993. Annotated checklist and conservation status of mammals, reptiles and amphibians of the Sperrgebiet, southern Namib Desert, Namibia.

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Annotated_Checklist_and_Conservation_Status_of_Mammals_Reptiles_and_Amphibians_of_the_Sperrgebiet_Southern_Namib_Desert_Namibia_Griffin.pdf	5.1 MB

Ward JD, Martin H 1987. A terrestrial conglomerate of Cretaceous Age - A new record from the Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert. Communications of the Geological Survey of South West Africa/Namibia 3 61-62

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A terrestrial conglomerate of Cretaceous Age_A new record from the Skeleton Coast_Namib Desert.pdf	363.38 KB

Ward JD 1987. The cenozoic succession of Kuiseb Valley, Central Namib Desert. Memoir of the Geological Survey of South West Africa/Namibia 9

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The Cenozoic succession of Kuiseb Valley_Central Namib Desert.pdf	8.26 MB

Fennessy JT 2004. Ecology of desert-dwelling giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis in northwestern Namibia.

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Ecology of desert_dwelling giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis in northwestern Namibia.pdf	4.03 MB

Seymour RS, Withers PC, Weathers WW 1998. Energetics of burrowing, running, and free-living in the Namib Desert golden mole (Eremitalpa namibensis). Journal of Zoology 244 (1) 107-117

Website link:https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1998.tb00012.x

Viljoen PJ, Bothma J du P 1990. Daily movements of desert-dwelling elephants in the northern Namib Desert. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 20 (2) 69-80

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Daily movements of desert_dwelling elephants in the northern Namib Desert.pdf	871.96 KB

Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) Namib-Naukluft Park.

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NNP.pdf	1.5 MB

Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) Skeleton Coast Park.

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Skeleton Coast Park.pdf	6.35 MB

Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) Sossusvlei.

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Sossusvlei 2.pdf	3.9 MB

Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) Sperrgebiet National Park - Wildlife wonders in the Sperrgebiet National Park.

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History sheet Sperrgebiet.pdf	686.94 KB

Swanepoel W, Weeks A, van Wyk AE 2022. Commiphora omundomba (Burseraceae), a new species from Angola and Namibia. Phytotaxa 543 (4) 207-218

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Commiphora omundomba.pdf	589.11 KB

Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) Sperrgebiet National Park - Past and Future.

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Fact sheet Sperrgebiet.pdf	471.28 KB

Burke A 2004. Tracks in the desert are a big problem. Conservation 2004/5 24

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Conservation2004-tracks.pdf	694.4 KB

Burke A 2004. Living diamonds - the Sperrgebiet's natural riches. Conservation 2004/5 22-23

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Conservation2004-Sp-flora.pdf	1.35 MB

Burke A 2004. Taking track rehabilitation one step further. African Wildlife 58 (2) 18-19

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AfricanWildlife2004-rehab.pdf	1.6 MB

Kinahan J 2020. Namib: The archaeology of an African desert.

Website link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv24tr7nf

Lancaster N 1984. Paleoenvironments in the Tsondab Valley, central Namib Desert. Palaeoecology of Africa and the surrounding islands

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1201/9780203744512

Naidoo Y, Valverde A, Pierneef RE, Cowan DA 2022. Differences in precipitation regime shape microbial community composition and functional potential in Namib Desert soils. Soil Microbiology 83 689-701

Martinez-Alvarez L, Ramond J-B, Vikram S, León-Sobrino C, Maggs-Kölling G, Cowan DA 2022. With a pinch of salt: metagenomic insights into Namib Desert salt pan 2 microbial mats and halites reveal functionally adapted and competitive 3 communities. BioRxiv

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With a pinch of salt.pdf	1.91 MB

Bosch J, Marais E, Maggs-Kölling G, Ramond J-B, Lebre PH, Eckardt F, Cowan DA 2022. Water inputs across the Namib Desert: implications for dryland edaphic microbiology. Frontiers of Biogeography

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Water inputs across the Namib Desert.pdf	1.61 MB

Kerby JT, Krivak‑Tetley FE, Shikesho SD, Bolger DT 2022. Livestock impacts on an iconic Namib Desert plant are mediated by abiotic conditions. Oecologia 199 229-242

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Livestock impacts on an iconic Namib Desert plant.pdf	1.12 MB

Burke A, Mannheimer C 2004. The Sperrgebiet - a Diversity Hotspot of Desert Plants. Desert Plantst 19-22

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desert-plants-2004-text.pdf	1.81 MB

Milton JJ, Affenzeller M, Abbott RJ, Comes HP 2022. Plant speciation in the Namib Desert: origin of a widespread derivative species from a narrow endemic.

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Plant speciation in the Namib Desert.pdf	1.32 MB

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.04.474907