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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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2023. Long and undamaged roots of dying grasses in namibian fairy circles reject the sand termite hypothesis - response to Jürgens and Gröngröft (2023).
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| Long and undamaged roots of dying grasses in namibian fairy circles reject the sand termite hypothesis.pdf | 505.89 KB |
2023. Revisiting the Acheulean at Namib IV in the Namib Desert, Namibia.
Journal of Field Archaeology 48 (5) 380-394
2023. A comparative study of the atmospheric water vapor in the Atacama and Namib Desert. Preprint submitted to Global and Planetary Change
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| A comparative study of the atmospheric water vapor in the Atacama and Namib Desert.pdf | 2.04 MB |
2023. A ca. 39,000-year record of vegetation and climate change from the margin of the Namib Sand Sea.
Quaternary Research
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| A ca 39000 year record of vegetation and climate change from the margin of the Namib Sand Sea.pdf | 626.27 KB |
2023. Net diversification rates of the woody plant genus Petalidium (Acanthaceae) are highest in the ancient and arid Namib Desert. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11 1193728
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| Net diversification rates of the woody plant genus Petalidium are highest in the ancient and arid Namib Desert.pdf | 386.56 KB |
2022. Bare areas caused by Hodotermes mossambicus in the northern Namib Desert. Fairy circles of the Namib Desert - Ecosystem engineering by subterranean social insects 7 286-291
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| Bare areas caused by Hodotermes mossambicus in the northern Namib Desert.pdf | 1.54 MB |
2023. Climate change and anthropogenic factors are influencing the loss of habitats and emerging human-elephant conflict in the Namib Desert. Sustainability 15 12400
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| Climate Change and Anthropogenic Factors Are Influencing the Loss of Habitats and Emerging Human–Elephant Conflict in the Namib Desert.pdf | 1.51 MB |
2023. Cryptic subterranean diversity: regional phylogeography of the sand termite Psammotermes allocerus Silvestri, 1908 in the wider Namib region.
Organisms Diversity and Evolution 23 139-150
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| Cryptic subterranean diversity.pdf | 556.79 KB |
2023. Evolution at the arid extreme: the influence of climate on sand termite colonies and fairy circles of the Namib Desert. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 378 20220149
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| Evolution at the arid extreme.pdf | 1.4 MB |
2023. Late Neogene terrestrial climate reconstruction of the Central Namib Desert derived by the combination of U-Pb silcrete and TCN exposure dating. Geochronology Discussions
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| Late Neogene terrestrial climate reconstruction of the Central Namib Desert.pdf | 818.46 KB |
2019. Three-dimensionally structured flexible fog harvesting surfaces inspired by Namib Desert beetles. Micromachines 10 (201)
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| Three_dimensionally structured flexible fog harvesting surfaces inspired by Namib Desert beetles.pdf | 404.36 KB |
Mydidae of the central Namib Desert at the Gobabeb Namib Research Institute, Namibia.
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| Mydidae of the central Namib Desert at the Gobabeb Namib Research Institute.pdf | 1.51 MB |
2006. Reproduction of Rhabdomys pumilio in the Namib Desert: pattern and possible control. Basic and Applied Dryland Research 1 (2007) 67-85
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| Reproduction of Rhabdomys pumilio in the Namib Desert.pdf | 158.85 KB |
2011. An overview on desert aquaculture in Southern Africa. Aquaculture in desert and arid lands: development constraints and opportunities 119-140
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| An overview on desert aquaculture in Southern Africa.pdf | 1.34 MB |
2022. Petalidium sesfonteinense (Acanthaceae), a new species from the Kaokoveld, Namibia. Phytotaxa 549 (2) 127-135
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| Petalidium sesfonteinense_a new species from the Kaokoveld.pdf | 1.46 MB |
2018. Namib Desert landforms and landscapes, desert biome, environmental management, visual literacy, numeracy, ICT, work and enterprise. Geography Bulletin 50 (1) 37-53
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| Namib Desert landforms and landscapes.pdf | 1.94 MB |
2022. Static and dynamic methods in social network analysis reveal the association patterns of desert-dwelling giraffe. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 76 (62)
The Ecology of the Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris) in the Namib Desert: Annual Report on the 2005/2006 Field Season.
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| The Ecology of the Cape ground squirrel in the Namib Desert.pdf | 38.72 KB |
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 |
2023. High endemism of the genus Petalidium (Acanthaceae) in the highlands and escarpments of Angola and Namibia. Namibian Journal of Environment 8 134-147
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| High endemism of the genus Petalidium.pdf | 2.26 MB |
Gerbils of the Namib Desert - are they ecological engineers?.
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| Gerbils of the Namib Desert_are they ecological engineers.pdf | 1.44 MB |
2022. Plant water stress, not termite herbivory, causes Namibia's fairy circles. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 57
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| Plant water stress_not termite herbivory_causes Namibias fairy circles.pdf | 1.18 MB |
2020. Endemic plants of the Sperrgebiet - A photographic guide.
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| Endemic plants of the Sperrgebiet_A photographic guide.pdf | 8.07 MB |
2023. CAG29 - Sperrgebiet field trip.
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| Sperrgebiet field trip_2023.pdf | 6.27 MB |
2024. Mapping changes in fractional vegetation cover on the Namib gravel plains with satellite-retrieved Land Surface Emissivity Data. Remote Sensing 16 (1)
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| Mapping changes in fractional vegetation cover on the Namib gravel plains with satellite_retrieved Land Surface Emissivity Data.pdf | 13.11 MB |
2019. Orbital controls on Namib Desert hydroclimate over the past 50,000 years. Geology 47 (9) 867-871
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| Orbital controls on Namib Desert hydroclimate over the past 50000 years.pdf | 1.16 MB |
2024. Soil nematode communities vary among populations of the iconic desert plant, Welwitschia mirabilis. Pedobiologia 103
2024. The hydromorphological effects of dams in an extreme desert environment - The Fish River Canyon, Namibia. Geomorphology 453 (D)
2023. Sand termite herbivory causes Namibia's fairy circles - A response to Getzin et al. (2022). Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 60
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| Sand termite herbivory causes Namibias fairy circles_A response to Getzin et al.pdf | 443.44 KB |
2023. Spatio-temporal diversification pattern of Brinckia (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in the Namib coastal belt. Global and Planetary Change 231
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| Soil fungal diversity and assembly along a xeric stress gradient in the central Namib Desert_0.pdf | 264.92 KB |
2001. Temporal partitioning among diurnally and nocturnally active desert spiny mice: energy and water turnover costs. Journal of Thermal Biology 26 (2) 139-142
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| Temporal partitioning among diurnally and nocturnally active desert spiny mice.pdf | 68.5 KB |
1995. Effects of substrate on foraging decisions by a Namib Desert Gerbil. Journal of Mammalogy 76 (2) 638-345
A new species of gerbil from South West Africa with remarks on Gerbillus tytonis Bauer and Niethammer, 1959 (Rodentia, Gerbillinae). Bulletin Southern California Academy of Sciences 72 13-18
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| A new species of gerbil from South West Africa with remarks on Gerbillus tytonis Bauer and Niethammer_1959.pdf | 1.7 MB |
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 |
2015. Its time to identify selected animals and plants of the Namib.
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| Its time to identify selected animals and plants of the Namib.pdf | 574.66 KB |
2018. Key success factors in managing memorable tourism experiences at the Namib Sand Sea World Heritage Site.
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| Key success factors in managing memorable tourism experiences at the Namib Sand Sea World Heritage Site.pdf | 4.82 MB |
2024. Substrate specialisation drives an unexpectedly diverse radiation in barking geckos (Ptenopus: Gekkonidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 197 (108104)
1968. A short report on the vegetation of the Namib coastal area from Swakopmund to Cape Frio. Dinteria
1 13-29
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| A short report on the vegetation of the Namib coastal area from Swakopmund to Cape Frio_1968.pdf | 1.98 MB |
2008. One hundred years of conservation: From Game Reserve No. 3 to Namib-Naukluft Park. Journal of the Namibia Scientific Society
56 45-62
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| 100 years of conservation.pdf | 6.55 MB |
1966. Drinking behaviour of sandgrouse in the Namib and Kalahari deserts, Africa. Auk
83 124 - 126
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| Cade_sandgrouse Namib desert_1966.pdf | 197.77 KB |
1966. Drinking behaviour of Mousebirds in the Namib Desert, southern Africa. Auk
83 126 - 128
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| Cade Mousebird Namib Desert_1966.pdf | 194.99 KB |
1986. The Namib Fog Desert in Southern Africa. Ecological Systems of the Geobiosphere
1986 274-315
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| The Namib Fog Desert in Southern Africa.pdf | 557.36 KB |
1977. Survey of populations of Aloes in the Namib region south of the Swakp River. Madoqua
10 (1) 91-94
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| Survey of populations of aloes in the Namib Region south of the Swakop River.pdf | 211.63 KB |
1977. Intersexual dominance and differential mortality of gemsbok Oryx gazella at Namib Desert waterholes. Madoqua
10 (1) 5-20
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| Intersexual dominance and differential mortality of gemsbok Oryx gazella at Namib Desert waterholes.pdf | 15.51 MB |
1977. Patterned ground near Gobabeb, Central Namib Desert. Madoqua
10 (3) 213-214
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| Patterned ground near Gobabeb.pdf | 120.55 KB |
1977. Paleowind directions in the Central Namib Desert, as indicated by ventifacts. Madoqua
10 (3) 195-198
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| Paleowind directions in the central Namib Desert.pdf | 756.59 KB |
1997. Mass-length relationships of Namib tenebrionids. Madoqua
19 (2) 159-160
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| Mass_length relationships of Namib Tenebrionids.pdf | 268.16 KB |