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ecosystem research

Study of the ways in which plants, animals, and microbes interact with each other and with their physical environment and of the processes involving the circulation, transformation and accumulation of both matter, especially nutrient materials, and energy. (Source: CULTER / PARCORa)


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1966. The central part of the catchment areas to the Atlantic. Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station 30 7-10
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The central part of the catchment areas to the Atlantic_1966.pdf 1.72 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
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
Douglas CMS, Mulligan M, Harrison XA, Henschel JR, Pettorelli N, Cowlishaw G 2016. Widespread dieback of riparian trees on a dammed ephemeral river and evidence of local mitigation by tributary flows. PeerJ 4 e2622
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Widespread dieback of riparian trees on a dammed ephemeral river.pdf 1.54 MB
Muller K, O'Connor TG, Henschel JR 2016. Impact of a severe frost event in 2014 on woody vegetation within the Nama-Karoo and semi-arid savanna biomes of South Africa. Journal of Arid Environments 133 112-121
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Impact of a severe frost event in 2014 on woody vegetation.pdf 1.93 MB
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
Gröngröft A, Classen N, Petersen A 2005. Identification of soil patterns with LANDSAT data in the central Namibian savanna region. Mitteilung der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft 107 (1) 323-324
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Identification of soil patterns with LANDSAT data in the central Namibian savanna region.pdf 421.38 KB
Veste M, Gembler K, Jürgens N 2004. Ionen- und Wasserhaushalt von Brownanthus pseudoschlichtianus (Aizoaceae<) im Richtersveld (Sukkulenten-Karoo, Südafrika). Biodiversity and Ecology 2 127-132
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Ion and water balance of Brownanthus pseudoschlichtianus.pdf 380.34 KB
Schmiedel U 2002. The quartz fields of southern Africa - flora, phytogeography, vegetation, and habitat ecology.
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The quartz fields of southern Africa.pdf 4.48 MB
Midgley GF, Rutherford MC, Bond WJ, Barnard P 2001. The heat is on: impacts of climate change on plant diversity in South Africa.
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Impacts of climate change on plant diversity in South Africa.pdf 10.31 MB
Maboa R 2016. Spatial and temporal changes in the rainfall patterns of Botswana, 1998-2013.
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Spatial and temporal patterns of Rainfall_Botswana_MSc.pdf 1.64 MB
Buyer JS, Schmidt-Küntzel A, Nghikembua M, Maul JE, Marker LL 2016. Soil microbial communities following bush removal in a Namibian savanna. SOIL 2 101-110
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Soil microbial communities following bush removal in a Namibian savanna.pdf 478.58 KB
Stapff FM 1887. Karte des untern !Khuisebthales. Petermanns Mitteilungen 33 202-214
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Karte des untern Khuisebthales.pdf 11.45 MB
1987. The Kuiseb environment project: an update of the hydrological, geohydrological and plant ecological aspects.
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The Kuiseb environment project.pdf 23.16 MB
Heine K 1993. On the ages of humid Late Quaternary phases in southern African arid areas (Namibia, Botswana). Palaeoecology of Africa and the Surrounding Islands 23 149-164
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On the ages of humid Late Quaternary phases in southern African arid areas.pdf 1.34 MB
Marker ME 1983. Fluvial deposits of the middle Kuiseb valley, Namibia. Journal of Arid Environments 6 (4) 333-348
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Fluvial deposits of the middle Kuiseb valley.pdf 10.59 MB
Krug J 2004. Site-species matching and planting technique for arid-zone forestry in Namibia.
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Site_species matching and planting technique for arid_Zone forestry in Namibia.pdf 257.58 KB
Iipinge JN 2004. Productivity of detritus in the different ecosystems and factors affecting decomposition rate in the Kuiseb River.
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Productivity of detritus in the different ecosystems in the Kuiseb River.pdf 10.33 MB
Hüser K 1976. Kalkkrusten im Namib-Randbereich des mittleren Südwestafrika. Methodische Probleme ihrer Geländeanalyse und ihr morphologischer Aussagewert. Geomethodica 15 51-81
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Kalkkrusten im Namib_Randbereich des mittleren Suedwestafrika.pdf 15.53 MB
Faulkner DK 1988. Environment Southwest: Africa - the central Namib Desert. Environment Southwest 8-11
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Environment Southwest_Africa the central Namib Desert.pdf 7.2 MB
Watson A 1988. Desert gypsum crusts as palaeoenvironmental indicators: a micropetrographic study of crusts from southern Tunisia and the central Namib Desert. Journal of Arid Environments 15 19-42
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Desert gypsum crusts as palaeoenvironmental indicators.pdf 2.15 MB
Barnes J 1999. Barchan dune morphology, migration and management on the Kuiseb River delta, Namibia.
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Barchan dune morphology_migration and management on the Kuiseb River delta_Namibia_1999.pdf 34.72 MB
Wilkinson MJ 1988. Arid landscapes. The geomorphology of Southern Africa. 78-102
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Arid landscapes_The geomorphology of Southern Africa.pdf 13.14 MB
Ward JD, Bulley BG 1988. Aeolian deposits at Henties Bay, central Namib coast: provenance and engineering implications. Communications of the Geological Survey of South West Africa/Namibia 4 33-36
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Aeolian deposits at Henties Bay_central Namib coast provenance and engineering implications_1988.pdf 287.18 KB
Krapf C 2003. Ephemeral river systems at the Skeleton Coast, NW-Namibia. Sedimentological and geomorphological studies on the braided river dominated Koigab Fan, the Cenozoic succession in the Uniabmond area and comparative studies on fluvio-aeolian interaction between.
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Ephemeral river systems at the Skeleton Coast_2003.pdf 16.8 MB
Schachtschneider K, February EC 2013. Impact of Prosopis invasion on a keystone tree species in the Kalahari Desert. Plant Ecology 214 (4) 597-605
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Impact of Prosopis invasion on a keystone tree species in the Kalahari Desert.pdf 461.49 KB
Cramer MD, Barger NN 2013. Are Namibian "Fairy Circles" the consequence of self-organizing spatial vegetation patterning?. Plos ONE 8 (8) e70876
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Are Namibian Fairy Circles the consequence of self_organizing spatial vegetation patterning_2013.pdf 1.77 MB
Lehmann D, Mfune JKE, Gewers E, Cloete J, Brain C, Voigt CC 2013. Dietary plasticity of generalist and specialist ungulates in the Namibian Desert: A Stable Isotopes Approach. Plos ONE 8 (8) e72190
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Dietary plasticity of generalist and specialist ungulates in the Namibian Desert.pdf 701.38 KB
Tschinkel WR 2015. Experiments Testing the Causes of Namibian Fairy Circles. Plos ONE 10 (10) e0140099
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Experiments Testing the Causes of Namibian Fairy Circles.pdf 22.59 MB
Kaseke KF, Wang L, Wanke H, Turewicz V, Koeniger P 2016. An analysis of precipitation isotope distributions across Namibia using historical data. Plos ONE 11 (5) e0154598
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An analysis of precipitation isotope distributions across Namibia using historical data_2016.pdf 2.97 MB
Jacobson K, van Diepeningen A, Evans S, Fritts R, Gemmel P, Marsho C, Seely M, Wenndt A, Yang X, Jacobson P 2015. Non-Rainfall Moisture Activates Fungal Decomposition of Surface Litter in the Namib Sand Sea. Plos ONE 10 (5) e0126977
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Non_Rainfall Moisture Activates Fungal Decomposition of Surface Litter in the Namib Sand Sea.pdf 3.35 MB
Ramond J-B, Pienaar A, Armstrong A, Seely M, Cowan DA 2014. Niche-Partitioning of Edaphic Microbial Communities in the Namib Desert Gravel Plain Fairy Circles. Plos ONE 9 (10) e109539
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Niche_Partitioning of Edaphic Microbial Communities_NAmib Desert.pdf 747.94 KB
Griffin E 1990. Seasonal activity, habitat selection and species richness of Solifugae (Arachnida) on the gravel plains of the central Namib Desert. A review of taxonomy and ecology of gerbilline rodents of the central Namib Desert, with keys to the species (Rodentia: Muridae). Transvaal Museum Monographs 7 (3) 77-82
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Seasonal activity_habitat selection and species richness of Solifugae_Griffin_E.pdf 677.78 KB
Rust U 1999. River-end deposits along the Hoanib River, northern Namib: archives of Late Holocene climatic variation on a subregional scale. South Africa Journal of Science 95 (4) 205-206
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River_end deposits along the Hoanib River_northern Namib.pdf 528.08 KB
Humphrey GJ 2016. The role of humans in the complex fire, climate and vegetation regimes of North-East Namibia.
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The role of humans in the complex fire_climate and vegetation regimes of North East Namibia.pdf 2.68 MB
Gumbricht T, McCarthy TS, McCarthy J, Roy D, Frost PE, Wessels K 2002. Remote sensing to detect sub-surface peat fires and peat fire scars in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. South Africa Journal of Science 98 (7-8) 351-358
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Remote sensing to detect sub_surface peat fires and peat fire scars in the Okavango Delta.pdf 447.35 KB
Vanderpost C, Ringrose S, Seely M 2005. Preliminary land-use and land-cover mapping in the upper Okavango Basin and implications for the Okavango Delta. Botswana Notes and Records 37 (Special Edition on Human Interactions and Natural Resource Dynamics in the Okavango Delta and Ngamiland) 236-252
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Preliminary land_use and land-cover mapping in the upper Okavango Basin.pdf 2.58 MB
Strohbach BJ, Kabajani MW, Ntesa C, Ndjamba J, Shekunyenge A, Amutenya JU 2015. Prosopis encroachment along the Fish River at Gibeon, Namibia. II. Harvestable wood biomass. Dinteria 35 74-87
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Prosopis encroachment along the Fish River at Gibeon_Namibia_ II.pdf 465.47 KB
Strohbach BJ, Ntesa C, Kabajani MW, Shidolo EK, D'Alton CD 2015. Prosopis encroachment along the Fish River at Gibeon, Namibia. I. Habitat preferences, population densities and the effect on the environment. Dinteria 35 53-73
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Prosopis encroachment along the Fish River at Gibeon.pdf 830.16 KB
Strohbach BJ, Walters HJA 2015. An overview of grass species used for thatching in the Zambezi, Kavango East and Kavango West Regions, Namibia. Dinteria 35 13-42
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An overview of grass species used for thatching in the Zambezi_Kavango East and Kavango_2015.pdf 1.24 MB
Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry (MAWF) 2015. Monthly Burned Area Report, November 2015.
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Monthly Burned Area Report_November 2015.pdf 1.77 MB
Muheua S, Zimmermann I 2009. Helminth management in sheep for healthy rangeland.
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Helminth management in sheep for healthy rangeland.pdf 6.55 MB
Dames R 2009. Grass fed beef and the controlled fodder flow grazing management strategy, a model for the production of super healthy red meat for the Arid and Semi-Arid regions of Southern Africa.
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Grass fed beef and the controlled fodder flow grazing management strategy.pdf 3.02 MB
Christiaan R, Gruber M, Isaacks R, Kotze D, Lot M, Mtuleni VS, Mukuya RS, Pieters W, Schmiedel U, Swartbooi J, Swartbooi S 2009. Bridging the gap Para-ecologists in action.
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Bridging the gap Para_ecologists in action_2009.pdf 1.46 MB
Lohmann D, Falk T, Rossmanith E, Blaum N, Tietjen B, Kirk M, Jeltsch F 2009. Application of an ecological-economic rangeland management model for interactive role-plays, scientific analyses and training purposes.
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Application of an ecological_economic rangeland management model_2009.pdf 1.14 MB
Honsbein D 2009. The influence of thermo-chemical conversion on rangeland condition.
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The influence of thermo_chemical conversion on rangeland condition.pdf 2.96 MB
Joubert DF, Smit GN 2009. The dynamics of Acacia mellifera, implications for bush encroachment management.
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The dynamics of Acacia mellifera_implications for bush encroachment management.pdf 2.89 MB
Bockmühl F 2009. The Platveld Aquifer Study (PAS).
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The Platveld Aquifer Study.pdf 5.23 MB
Petersen A, Gröngröft A, Classen N 2009. The role of soils in rangelands: supporting biodiversity and biomass production.
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The role of soils in rangelands.pdf 3.65 MB
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