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1) Water stored in soils. 2) One of the most important elements involved in pedological processes and plant growth. There are three basic forms: a) water adhering in thin films by molecular attraction to the surface of soil particles and not available for plants is termed hygroscopic water. b) Water forming thicker films and occupying the smaller pore spaces is termed capillary water. Since it is held against the force of gravity it is permanently available for plant growth and it is this type of soil water which contains plant nutrients in solution. c) Water in excess of hygroscopic and capillary water is termed gravitational water, which is of a transitory nature because it flows away under the influence of gravity. When the excess has drained away the amount of water retained in the soil is termed its field capacity, when some of its pore spaces are still free of water. (Source: LANDY / DUNSTE)

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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

Tatarsky B 2007. Dynamics of floodwater infiltration and groundwater recharge along ephemeral channels in arid regions, Southwest Africa.

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Dynamics of floodwater infiltration and groundwater recharge along ephemeral channels in arid regions_2007.pdf	1.94 MB

Eichler H 1990. Von Wasser und Wind in der zentralen Namib (Namibia) - Bemerkungen zum wenig beachteten Feuchtehaushalt in den Dünensanden einer Nebelwüste. Mainzer Geographische Studien 34 61-76

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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

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

Hulley GC, Hook SJ, Baldridge AM 2010. Investigating the effects of soil moisture on thermal infrared land surface temperature and emissivity using satellite retrievals and laboratory measurements. Remote Sensing of Environment 114 (7) 1480-1493

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034425710000611

Mwale SS, Azam-Ali SN, Massawe FJ 2007. Growth and development of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) in response to soil moisture: 2. Resource capture and conversion. European Journal of Agronomy 26 (4) 354-362

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1161030106001699

Mwale SS, Azam-Ali SN, Massawe FJ 2007. Growth and development of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) in response to soil moisture: 1. Dry matter and yield. European Journal of Agronomy 26 (4) 345-353

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1161030106001298

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

Eckardt FD, Soderberg K, Coop LJ, Muller AA, Vickery KJ, Grandin RD, Jack C, Kapalanga TS, Henschel J 2013. The nature of moisture at Gobabeb, in the central Namib Desert. Journal of Arid Environments 93 7-19

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Robinson MD, Seely MK 1980. Physical and biotic environments of the southern Namib dune ecosystem. Journal of Arid Environments 3 (3) 183-203

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Schlesinger WH, Reynolds JF, Cunningham GL, Huenneke LF, Jarrell WM, Virginia RA, Whitford WG 1990. Biological Feedbacks in Global Desertification. Science 247 (4946) 1043-1048

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van Rooyen N, Bredenkamp GJ, Theron GK, Bothma J du P, Le Riche EAN 1994. Vegetational gradients around artificial watering points in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. Journal of Arid Environments 26 (4) 349-361

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196384710378

Lange OL, Meyer A, Zellner H, Heber U 1994. Photosynthesis and Water Relations of Lichen Soil Crusts: Field Measurements in the Coastal Fog Zone of the Namib Desert. Functional Ecology 8 (2) 253-264

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/2389909

Pemadasa MA, Lovell PH 1975. Factors Controlling Germination of Some Dune Annuals. Journal of Ecology 63 (1) 41-59

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/2258840

Jacobson KM, Jacobson PJ 1998. Rainfall regulates decomposition of buried cellulose in the Namib Desert. Journal of Arid Environments 38 (4) 571-583

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Kadmon R 1995. Plant Competition along Soil Moisture Gradients: A Field Experiment with the Desert Annual Stipa capensis. Journal of Ecology 83 (2) 253-262

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/2261564

Skarpe C 1990. Structure of the woody vegetation in disturbed and undisturbed arid savanna, Botswana. Vegetation 87 (1) 11 - 18

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Mills AJ, Fey MV, Gröngröft A, Petersen A, Medinski TV 2006. Unravelling the effects of soil properties on water infiltration: Segmented quantile regression on a large data set from arid south-west Africa. Australian Journal of Soil Research 44 (8) 783 - 797

Website link:http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/SR05180.htm

Jacobson KM 1997. Moisture and substrate stability determine VA-mycorrhizal fungal community distribution and structure in an arid grassland. Journal of Arid Environments 35 59 - 75

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Moisture and substrate stability determine VA_mycorrhizal fungal community distribution and structure in an arid grassland.pdf	149.29 KB

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Caylor KK, Shugart HH, Rodriguez-Iturbe I 2005. Tree Canopy Effects on Simulated Water Stress in Southern African Savannas. Ecosystems 8 (1) 17 - 32

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Kaseke KF, Mills AJ, Brown R, Esler KJ, Henschel JR, Seely MK 2012. A method for direct assessment of the "non rainfall" atmospheric water cycle: input and evaporation from the soil. Pure and applied geophysics 169 (5-6) 847-857

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A method for direct assessment of the non rainfall atmospheric water cycle.pdf	433.84 KB

Soderberg K, Henschel J, Swap R, Macko S 2011. Environmental controls on C, N and S cycling in plants of the Namib Desert. Geophysical Research Abstracts 13

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Environmental controls on C_N and S cycling in plants of the Namib Desert.pdf	105.69 KB

Li B, Wang L, Kaseke KF, Vogt R, Li L, Seely MK 2018. The impact of fog on soil moisture dynamics in the Namib Desert. Advances in Water Resources (113) 23-29

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2018.01.004

Adhikari B, Wang L 2018. Groundwater and soil moisture - potential sources of fog in the Namib Desert?.

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Nuule WKL 2018. The effect of bush clearing on soil respiration in north-central Namibia: Cheetah conservation fund and Erichsfelde.

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The effect of bush clearing on soil respiration in north_central namibia.pdf	1.88 MB

Yamashina C 2013. Variation in savanna vegetation on termite mounds in north-eastern Namibia. Journal of Tropical Ecology 29 559-562

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Variation in savanna vegetation on termite mounds in north_eastern Namibia.pdf	256.63 KB

Wanke H, Dunkeloh A, Udluft P, Wanke A 2013. A distributed water balance model to estimate direct groundwater recharge: A case study from the Nhoma and Khaudum catchments, Namibia. International Science and Technology Journal of Namibia 2 (1) 11-32

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A distributed water balance model to estimate direct groundwater recharge.pdf	4.99 MB

Adhikari B, Wang L 2020. The potential contribution of soil moisture to fog formation in the Namib Desert. Journal of Hydrology 591

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022169420307861

Bhamidipati K, Muppidi S, Reddy PVB, Merugula S 2023. Soil moisture and heat level prediction for plant health monitoring using deep learning with Gannet Namib Beetle Optimization in IoT. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 2023

Website link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12010-023-04636-1

Yizhaq H, Rein C, Saban L, Cohen N, Kroy K, Katra I 2024. Aeolian sand sorting and soil moisture in arid Namibian fairy circles. Land 13 (2)

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Shuuya SP 2024. Soil characterisation for suitability for construction work: A case study of Rehoboth and Acacia (Windhoek), Namibia. Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia 27 72-96

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Soil characterisation for suitability for construction work_A case study of Rehoboth and Acacia.pdf	1.66 MB

Cowan DA, Cary SG, DiRuggiero J, Eckardt F, Ferrari B, Hopkins DW, Lebre PH, Maggs-Kölling G, Pointing SB, Ramond J-B, Tribbia D, Warren-Rhodes K 2023. 'Follow the Water': Microbial water acquisition in desert soils. Microorganisms 11

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Holz G, Schreuder W 1989. 4. Soil moisture stress and infection of blackthorn (Acacia mellifera subsp. detinens) by fungi associated with blackthorn dieback. Agricola 7 48-54

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Soil moisture stress and infection of blackthorn by fungi associated with blackthorn dieback.pdf	1.03 MB

Schmitz AU 2004. Transmission losses and soil moisture dynamics in the alluvial fill of the Kuiseb river, Namibia.

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Transmission losses and soil moisture dynamics Kuiseb River.pdf	1.8 MB

Jury MR 1994. Late Summer Rainfall over Northern Namibia: Predictability using statistical teleconnection analysis.

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Late_summer_rainfall_over_Northern_Namibia_Predictability_using_statistical_telecomunication_analysis.pdf	2.52 MB

Jacobson PJ, Jacobson KM, Angermeier PL, Cherry DS 2000. Hydrologic influences on soil properties along ephemeral rivers in the Namib Desert. Journal of Arid Environments 45 (1) 21-34

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Hydrologic influences on soil properties along ephemeral rivers in the Namib Desert.pdf	106.26 KB

Seaquist JW, Olsson L, Ardö J 2003. A remote sensing-based primary production model for grassland biomes. Ecological Modelling 169 131-155

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Rowell MJ 2000. Measurement of soil organic matter: A compromise between efficacy and environmental friendliness. Agricola 11 66 - 69

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Measurement of soil organic matter_2000.pdf	1.73 MB

Hauptfleisch ML, Vinte MP, Blaum N 2017. A comparison of the community dynamics of bioturbating small mammals between livestock and wildlife farming areas in the Kalahari, Namibia. Namibian Journal of Environment 1 (A) 34-39

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Mwazi FN 2017. Optimizing non-flooded landscape units to support maize production in the Zambezi Region, Namibia.

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Optimizing non_flooded landscape units to support maize production in the Zambezi Region.pdf	6.21 MB