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The interacting system of a biological community and its non-living environmental surroundings in regions that have between 10 to 20 inches of rainfall and are capable of sustaining some grasses and shrubs but not woodland. (Source: TOE / DOE)

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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

Jensen R 1972. Adaptation of birds to arid and semi-arid habitats in central S.W.A.. Ornithologische Arbeitsgruppe SWA Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft 8 (3/4) 1-10

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Adaptation of birds to arid and semi arid habitats in SWA_1972.pdf	959.63 KB

Candiloro K, Dano J, Espinola J, Thiesse D 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

Dean WRJ, Barnard P, Anderson MD 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

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

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

Swanepoel W, le Roux MM, Wojciechowski MF, van Wayk AE 2015. Oberholzeria (Fabaceae subfam. Faboideae, a New Monotypic Legume Genus from Namibia. Plos ONE 10 (3) e0122080

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Oberholzeria etendekaensis.pdf	1.5 MB

Softchem 2011. Environmental Impact Assessment Report for the Tubas Project.

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Environmental Impact Assessment Report and draft Environmental Management Plan for the Tubas Project.zip	45.1 MB

Softchem 2011. Environmental Impact Assessment Report for the Inca Project.

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Environmental Impact Assessment Report and draft Environmental Management Plan for the Inca Project.zip	42.1 MB

Pryor M Energy efficiency for a sea water desalination plant in Namibia.

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Energy efficiency for a sea water desalination plant in Namibia.pdf	274.24 KB

Southern African Institute for Environmental Assessment (SAIEA) 2009. Trekkopje Uranium Project - Environmental and social impact assessment.

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Trekkopje Uranium Project_Environmental and social impact assessment.pdf	2.02 MB

Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET) 2011. On the Road to Adaptation: Understanding Climate Change in Karas Region.

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On the Road to Adaptation_Understanding Climate Change in Karas Region_Poster English.pdf	11.63 MB

Haughton SH, Frommurze HF 1927. The Karroo beds of the Warmbad District, South-West Africa. South Africa Journal of Geology 30 133-142

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The Karroo beds of the Warmbad District.pdf	252.23 KB

Branch WR, Bauer AM, Good DA 1996. A review of the Namaqua gecko, Pachydactylus namaquensis (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from southern Africa, with the description of two new species. African Zoology 31 (2) 53-69

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A review of the Namaqua gecko_1996.pdf	1.6 MB

Bauer AM, Branch WR, Haacke WD 1993. The herpetofauna of the Kamanjab area and adjacent Damaraland, Namibia. Madoqua 18 (2) 117-145

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The herpetofauna of the Kamanjab area and adjacent Damaraland.pdf	2.2 MB

Joubert E 1973. Habitat preference, distribution and status of the Hartmann zebra Equus zebra hartmannae in South West Africa. Madoqua 1 (7) 5-15

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Habitat preference_distribution and status of the Hartmann zebra Equus zebra hartmannae in South West Africa.pdf	1.15 MB

Owen-Smith GL 1972. Proposals for a game reserve in the Western Kaokoveld. South Africa Journal of Science 68 (2) 29-37

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Proposals for a game reserve in the Western Kaokoveld.pdf	1.85 MB

Tinley KL 1969. Dikdik Madoqua kirki in South West Africa: notes on distribution, ecology, and behaviour. Madoqua 1 7-33

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Dikdik Madoqua kirki in South West Africa.pdf	4.49 MB

Hall H 1950. Plant collecting in the Kaokoveld. Veld and Flora 36 14

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Plant collecting in the Kaokoveld.pdf	383.69 KB

van Jaarsveld E, Swanepoel W 2007. The discovery of the Kaoko aloe, Aloe kaokoensis. Veld and Flora 93 1-4

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The discovery of the Kaoko aloe_ Aloe kaokoensis.pdf	415.02 KB

Viljoen PJ 1987. Status and past and present distribution of elephants in the Kaokoveld, South West Africa/Namibia. African Zoology 22 (4) 247-257

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Status and past and present distribution of elephants in the Kaokoveld_1987.pdf	592.7 KB

Loutit R 1991. Western flowing ephemeral rivers and their importance to wetlands in Namibia. Madoqua 17 (2) 135-140

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Western flowing ephemeral rivers and their importance to wetlands in Namibia.pdf	575.88 KB

Burke A 2005. Biodiversity patterns in arid, variable environments – a case study of central Namib inselbergs and mountain floras. Mountain Research and Development 25 (3) 228-234

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A case study of central Namib inselbergs and mountain floras_2005.pdf	453.48 KB

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

Fuller B 2006. Improving tenure security for the rural poor Namibia - County case study. Investing in rights: Lessons from rural Namibia.

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Improving tenure security for the poor in Africa.pdf	1.08 MB

Hasan MR, Crespi V 2011. Aquafeed production, species diversification and desert and arid land aquaculture development in Namibia. FAO Aquaculture Newsletter 48 16-17

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FAO Aquaculture Newsletter 48 _December 2011.pdf	2.3 MB

Hipondoka MHT, Kempf J, Jousse H 2013. Palaeo and Present Ecological Value of the Etosha Pan, Namibia: An Integrative Review. Journal of the Namibia Scientific Society 61 67-85

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Palae and present Ecological Value of the Etosha Pan NSS Journal Hipondoka Corr.pdf	409.41 KB

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) 2009. Arid waste? Reassessing the value of dryland pastoralism.

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IIED economics of pastoralism 2009.pdf	314.38 KB

Gosling LM 2015. Population ecology of Hartmann's mountain zebra in southern Namibia.

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Mountain Zebra Project - Progress Report 2015.pdf	1.01 MB

McDonagh JF, Hillyer AEM 2003. Grain legumes in pearl millet systems in northern Namibia: an assessment of potential nitrogen contributions. Experimental Agriculture 39 (4) 349-362

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Grain_legumes_in_pearl_millet_systems_in_northern_namibia_an_assessment_of_potential_nitrogen_contributions_169.pdf	113.02 KB

Dean WRJ 1997. The distribution and biology of nomadic birds in the Karoo, South Africa. Journal of Biogeography 24 769-779

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Dean 1997 Nomadic Birds of Karoo.pdf	918.39 KB

Haufiku AT 2014. Study on domestic water use and water use efficiency: A case for Cuvelai-Etosha Basin.

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Study on domestic water use and water use efficiency_2014.pdf	2.59 MB

Klock H, Kulls C, Udluft P 2001. Estimating recharge values using hydrochemical and geological data: a case study from the semiarid Kalahari catchment of northern Namibia. Impact of Human Activity on Groundwater Dynamics

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Estimating recharge values using hydrochemical and geological data_2001.pdf	351.09 KB

de Vries JJ, Selaolo ET, Beekman HE 2000. Groundwater recharge in the Kalahari, with reference to paleo-hydrologic conditions. Journal of Hydrology 238 110-123

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De_Vries_Groundwater_Recharge_Kalahari.pdf	1015.79 KB

Verhagen BTh 1992. Isotope hydrology of semi-arid regions: lessons from the Kalahari.

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Isotope hydrology of semi_arid regions.pdf	1.01 MB

Lukomska N, Quaas MF, Baumgärtner S 2010. Bush encroachment control and risk management in semi-arid rangelands.

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Bush encroachment control and risk management in semi_arid rangelands_2010.pdf	473.29 KB

Schröter M, Jakoby O, Olbrich R, Eichhorn M, Baumgärtner S 2009. Remote sensing of bush encroachment on commercial cattle farms in semi-arid rangelands in Namibia.

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Schroter_2009 - remote sense bush encroach.pdf	988.07 KB

Bonyongo MC, Mubyana T 2004. Soil nutrients status in vegetation communities of the Okavango Delta floodplains. South Africa Journal of Science 100 337-340

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Soil nutrients status in vegetation communities of the Okavango Delta floodplains.pdf	1.56 MB

Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) 2010. National Policy on Climate Change for Namibia, September 2010.

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National Policy on Climate Change for Namibia_2010.pdf	722.18 KB

Tarr J 1999. An overview of Namibia's vulnerability to climate change (Namibia's country study on climate change).

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Namibias Country Study on Climate Change_An Overview of Namibias Vulnerability to Climate Change_1999.pdf	54.64 MB

Mouton D, Mufeti T, Kisting H 2000. A preliminary assessment of the land cover and biomass variations in the Huab catchment.

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A preliminary Assessment of the Land Cover and Biomass Variations in the Huab Catchment_2000.pdf	21.47 MB

Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Programme (SKEP) 2005. Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Programme-SKEP-sub region Namibia.

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SKEP_newsletter1.pdf	341.26 KB

Leggett K, Fennessy J, Schneider S 2001. Hoanib River Catchment Study, Northwestern Namibia - Soil.

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Hoanib River Catchment Study_Northwestern Namibia_Soil.pdf	7.07 MB

Stander P, Hanssen L 2003. Population ecology of desert-adapted lions in the Kunene Region, Namibia.

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Population ecology of desert_adapted lions in the Kunene Region.pdf	1.28 MB

Joubert E, Louw GN 1977. Preliminary observations in the digestive and renal efficiency of Hartmann's zebra Equus zebra hartmannae. Madoqua 10 (2) 119-121

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Preliminary observations_digestive and renal efficiency_Hartmanns zebra.pdf	257.63 KB

Akawa MN, Andreas KJ, Endjala TN, Halundonga A-L, Hamukoshi E, Iiyambo D, Mbango T, Mulonga S, Muteyauli P, Nghikembua M-L, Nkandi K, Steenkamp B, Uazukuani U 2002. Water use and environmental conditions along the Etaka canal in north-central Namibia.

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SDP10.pdf	860.17 KB

Buß H-J, Nuppenau E-A 2004. Climate Change and Optimal Farming Strategies in Semi-Arid Southern Africa.

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Climate change and optimal farming strategies in semi_arid southern Africa.pdf	52.18 KB

Zimmermann J, Higgins SI, Grimm V, Hoffmann J, Linstäder A 2010. Grass mortality in semi-arid savanna: The role of fire, competition and self-shading. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 12 (2010) 1-8

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Grass mortality in Semi_arid savanna.pdf	267.58 KB

Joubert D, Powell LA, Schacht WH 2014. Visual obstruction as a method to quantify herbaceous biomass in southern African semi-arid savannas. African Journal of Range and Forage Science

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Visual obstruction as a method to quantify herbaceous biomass in southern African semi_arid savannas.pdf	1.64 MB

Beyer M 2013. Certification of Protected Areas (CERPA): An Evaluation of international markets and their socio‐economic implications using the example of wetlands in Sub-Saharan Africa - Results from the sub-project 'Hydrology and Water Resource Management'.

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Cerpa_Hydrology_Final_Report_MB.pdf	8.23 MB