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The top layer of the land surface of the earth that is composed of disintegrated rock particles, humus, water and air. (Source: CED)

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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

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

Scholz H 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

Herman A, Jefta G, Ndeutalala H, Iiputa G, Katshuna M, Matros A, Muduva T, Muvi-Tjikalapo M, Nakale T, Nakathingo H, Nampila J, Nantanga K, Nashipili N, Shigwedha L, Thomas T 2000. Influence of Farm Dams on Water Balance in an Ephemeral River System: The Kuiseb Basin.

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Influence of Farm Dams on Water Balance in an Ephemeral River.pdf	5.52 MB

Amwele E, Ausiku AP, Lugambo AK, Toivo E, Bernhardt H, Fillemon I, Israel K, Rodrick M, Moses M, Mkwetu M, Isaac N, Ntandozenkosi N, Ndahafa SM, Veronica S, Nandjamba TD 2004. Water balance, use and management in the Omaruru Basin.

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Water balance_use and management in the Omaruru Basin.pdf	5.07 MB

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

Scholz H 1972. The soils of the central Namib desert with special consideration of the soils in the vicinity of Gobabeb. Madoqua 2 (1) 33-51

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The soils of the central Namib Desert with special consideration of the soils in the vacinity of Gobabeb.pdf	4.15 MB

Lund Consulting Engineers 2002. Regional rural water supply development for the Kavango Region. Addendum to Volume 1: State of the environment guidelines for the development of rangeland legal issues.

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Regional Rural Water Supply Development Plan for the Kavango Region.PDF	4.72 MB

Zimmermann I, Kauatjirue J, Tjeriko T 2009. The influence of high stocking density followed by rest on grass density and soil moisture in the Camelthorn Savanna.

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The influence of high stocking density followed by rest on grass density and soil moisture in the Camelthorn Savanna.pdf	3.07 MB

Tjilumbu L, Zimmermann I 2009. The influence of patch burning in the Thornbush savanna.

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The influence of patch burning in the Thornbush savanna.pdf	6.05 MB

Tjilumbu L, Zimmermann I 2009. Recommendations which evolved during the Namibian Rangeland Forum 2009 and with associates of the BIOTA project regarding the Namibian Rangeland Management Policy and Strategy.

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NRMPS_recommendations_Website.pdf	748.97 KB

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

Kauatjirue J, Shamathe K, Pringle HJR, Zimmermann I 2009. Pilot restoration project in a key fertile valley of the Highland Savanna.

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Restoration_Project_Namibian_Rangeland_Forum_2009 small.pdf	2.19 MB

Domptail S 2009. The role of bio- and landscape diversity in farming strategies - the case of the Keetmanshoop commercial farms.

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Domptail_Landscape_Diversity_Namibian_Rangeland_Forum_2009.pdf	628.79 KB

Domptail S, Nuppenau E-A 2009. Could land taxes be a tool for rangeland conservation? Application of bio-economic modeling for on farm conservation in southern Namibia.

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Could land taxes be a tool for rangeland conservation.pdf	4.62 MB

Rothauge A 2009. What will it take to recover Namibia's degraded rangelands?.

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Recovery_Namibias degraded rangelands.pdf	1.43 MB

Pringle H 2009. Rangelands as catchment ecosystems.

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Rangelands as catchment ecosystems small.pdf	5.48 MB

Kiekebusch E 2009. A Review of land degradation assessment and monitoring methods.

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A Review of land degradation assessment and monitoring methods_2009.pdf	535.83 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

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

Kruger B 2009. Cooperative rangeland management of neighboring resettled farms. 13th Namibian Rangeland Forum - The role of biodiversity in rangeland management and policy.

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Cooperative rangeland management of neighboring resettled farms.pdf	3.26 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

Balfour DJ, Hegenberger W, Medlycott AS, Wilson KJ 1985. Kimberlites near Sikereti, north-eastern South West Africa/Namibia. Communications of the Geological Survey of South West Africa/Namibia 1 69-77

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Kimberlites_Near_Sikereti_North-Eastern_South_West_Africa_Namibia.pdf	526.83 KB

Fritsch JM, Troy B 2006. Hydro-Environmental Assessment of the Orange River mouth.

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Hydro-environment assessment of the orange river mouth_ Jean Marie Fritsch and Billy Troy.pdf	1.72 MB

Diniz AC, De Barros Aguiar FQ 1996. Geomorfologia, solos e ruralismo da região central Angolana.

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Geomorphology_Soils and Rural Environment of Angola Central Region_ChapV.pdf	2.93 MB

Mendelsohn J, el Obeid S, Roberts C 2000. A profile of north-central Namibia.

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Profile of north_central Namibia.pdf	40.39 MB

Krebs J 2014. A pre-liminary survey on soil management practices and land units on soil organic carbon of small-scale communal farmers in northcentral Namibia.

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Cuvelai crop farming and soils Josefina_MScThesis_final_2014.pdf	6.6 MB

Hipondoka MHT 2005. The development and evolution of Etosha Pan.

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The development and evolution of Etosha Pan.pdf	6.86 MB

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 2008. Africa: Atlas of our changing environment.

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Africa_Atlas of our changing environment_2008.pdf	41.65 MB

The Northern Regions Livestock Development Project (NOLIDEP) - Section 5: Kavango.

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NOLIDEP regional reports_incomplete.pdf	46.63 MB

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

Koste W 1996. On Soil Rotatoria from a Lithotelma near Halali Lodge in Etosha National Park in N-Namibia, South Africa. Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie 81 (3) 353-365

Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/iroh.19960810305/abstract

Thomas AD, Dougill AJ 2007. Spatial and temporal distribution of cyanobacterial soil crusts in the Kalahari: Implications for soil surface properties. Geomorphology 85 (1-2) 17-29

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169555X0600290X

Grist J, Nicholson SE, Mpolokang A 1997. On the use of NDVI for estimating rainfall fields in the Kalahari of Botswana. Journal of Arid Environments 35 (2) 195-214

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014019639690172X

Sako A, Mills AJ, Roychoudhury AN 2009. Rare earth and trace element geochemistry of termite mounds in central and northeastern Namibia: Mechanisms for micro-nutrient accumulation. Geoderma 153 (1-2) 217-230

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706109002596

Oyedele JA, Shimboyo S, Sitoka S, Gaoseb F 2010. Assessment of natural radioactivity in the soils of Rössing Uranium Mine and its satellite town in western Namibia, southern Africa. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 619 (1-3) 467-469

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900210001622

Mileusnic M, Mapani BS, Kamona AF, Ružicic S, Mapaure I, Chimwamurombe PM Assessment of agricultural soil contamination by potentially toxic metals dispersed from improperly disposed tailings, Kombat mine, Namibia. Journal of Geochemical Exploration In Press

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0375674214000119

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706109002596

Medinski TV, Mills AJ, Esler KJ, Schmiedel U, Jürgens N 2010. Do soil properties constrain species richness? Insights from boundary line analysis across several biomes in south western Africa. Journal of Arid Environments 74 (9) 1052-1060

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196310000844

Brunotte E, Sander H 2000. Loess accumulation and soil formation in Kaokoland (Northern Namibia) as indicators of Quaternary climatic change. Global and Planetary Change 26 (1-3) 67-75

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921818100000345

Bao H, Thiemens MH, Heine K 2001. Oxygen-17 excesses of the Central Namib gypcretes: spatial distribution. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 192 (2) 125-135

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X01004460

Veste M, Heusinkveld BG, Berkowicz SM, Breckle S-W, Littmann T, Jacobs AFG 2008. Dew Formation and Activity of Biological Soil Crusts. Arid Dune Ecosystems 200 305-318

Website link:http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-540-75498-5_21

Büdel B, Darienko T, Deutschewitz K, Dojani S, Friedl T, Mohr KI, Salisch M, Reisser W, Weber B 2009. Southern African Biological Soil Crusts are Ubiquitous and Highly Diverse in Drylands, Being Restricted by Rainfall Frequency. Microbial Ecology 57 (2) 229-247

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