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Pineo S 2015. The water line: research into the peculiar place of the Namib Desert coast.

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Research into the peculiar place of the Namib Desert coast.pdf	10.59 MB

Lombard A 1989. The thermal implications and ecological consequences of coloration in selected species: tenebrionid beetles (Onymacris bicolor and Onymacris ungui cularis), Cape gannets (Morus capensis) and Cape cormorants (Phalacrocorax capensis).

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The thermal implications and ecological consequences of coloration in selected species_Lombard A Thesis.pdf	4.37 MB

Desmet PG 1996. The vegetation and restoration potential of the arid coastal belt between Port Nolloth and Alexander Bay, Namaqualand, South Africa.

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The vegetation and restoration potential of the arid coastal belt_Desmet G Thesis.pdf	6.68 MB

Soboil J 1996. Dunes and dune movement in the Walvis Bay area of Namibia, and implications for future land-use planning and development.

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Dunes and dune movement in the Walvis Bay area of Namibia_Sobil_Thesis.pdf	9.26 MB

Clarke BC 1992. Water and energy balance in the Namib sand-dune lizard, Angolosaurus skoogi.

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Water and energy balance in the Namib sand_dune lizard.pdf	4.01 MB

Lloyd K 2016. An experimental approach to assess the role of nest predation in the population dynamics of the sociable weaver (Philetairus socius).

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An experimental approach to assess the role of nest predation in the population dynamics of the sociable weaver.pdf	1.43 MB

Burke A, Müller S 2020. Soil indicators for restoration monitoring in arid regions - a case study from the central Namib Desert. Namibian Journal of Environment 4 (A) 50-61

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Soil indicators for restoration monitoring in arid regions_a case study from the central Namib Desert.pdf	3.72 MB

van der Walt AJ, Johnson RM, Cowan DA, Seely M, Ramond J-B 2016. Unique microbial phylotypes in Namib Desert dune and gravel plain fairy circle soils. Applied and Environmental Microbiol 82 (15) 4592-4601

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Unique microbial phylotypes in Namib Desert dune and gravel plain fairy circle soils.pdf	1.33 MB

Gombeer S, Ramond J-B, Eckardt FD, Seely M, Cowan DA 2015. The influence of surface soil physicochemistry on the edaphic bacterial communities in contrasting terrain types of the Central Namib Desert. Geobiology 13 (5) 494-505

Website link:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/gbi.12144

Cowan DA, Hopkins DW, Jones BE, Maggs-Kölling G, Majewska R, Ramond J-B 2019. Microbiomics of Namib Desert habitats. Extremophiles 24 17-29

Website link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00792-019-01122-7

Johnson RM, Ramond J-B, Gunnigle E, Seely M, Cowan DA 2017. Namib Desert edaphic bacterial, fungal and archaeal communities assemble through deterministic processes but are influenced by different abiotic parameters. Extremophiles 21 (1) 381–392

Website link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00792-016-0911-1

Frossard A, Ramond J-B, Seely M, Cowan DA 2015. Water regime history drives responses of soil Namib Desert microbial communities to wetting events. Scientific Reports 5

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Water regime history drives responses of soil Namib Desert microbial communities to wetting events.pdf	1.03 MB

Goldberg SR, Robinson MD 1979. Reproduction in Two Namib Desert Lacertid Lizards (Aporosaura anchietae and Meroles cuneirostris). Herpetologica 35 (2) 169-175

Website link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/3891784

Hedman HD, Alvarez HM, Hanghome GPK, Eifler M, Eifler D 2014. Reptiles of the Gobabeb Research and Training Centre. IRCF Reptiles and Amphibians 21 (2) 73-79

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Reptiles of the Gobabeb Research and Training Centre_2014.pdf	5.84 MB

Goldberg SR, Robinson MD 1979. Reproduction in two Namib Desert lacterid lizards (Aporosaura anchietae and Meroles cuneirostris). Herpetologica 35 (2) 169-175

Website link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/3891784

Eifler MA, Marchand R, Eifler DA, Malela K 2017. Habitat use and activity patterns in the nocturnal gecko, Chondrodactylus turneri. Herpetologica 73 (1) 43-47

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1655/Herpetologica-D-14-00053

Cunningham PL, van Rooyen J 2020. First confirmed record of green turtle (Chelonia mydas) nesting along the Namibian coast. Namibian Journal of Environment 4 (B) 16-18

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First confirmed record of green turtle nesting along the Namibian coast.pdf	1.14 MB

Berger-Dell'mour HE 1985. Lizard communities of the Central Namib Desert and the Khomas Hochland (South West Africa): A comparison. 7

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Lizard communities of the Central Namib Desert and the Khomas Hochland_1985.pdf	9.26 MB

Throop HL, Seely MK, Marufu VJ 2020. Multiple scales of spatial heterogeneity control soil respiration responses to precipitation across a dryland rainfall gradient. Plant Soil 2020

Website link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11104-020-04614-0

Bertram S 2003. Late Quaternary sand ramps in south-western Namibia: Nature, origin and palaeoclimatological significance.

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Late Quaternary sand ramps in south_western Namibia.pdf	4.58 MB

Branch WR 2013. Lacertidae: Meroles ctenodactylus (Smith 1838) - Smith's Desert Lizard. 54-56

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Meroles ctenodactylus_ Smiths Desert Lizard.pdf	358.59 KB

Cunningham P 2013. Gekkonidae: Pachydactylus rangei (Andersson, 1908) - Web-footed Gecko. 56-59

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Pachydactylus rangei_Web_footed Gecko_2013.pdf	307.77 KB

Iiyambo NK, Chimimba CT, de Vries L, McKechnie AE 2017. Ecological niche partitioning, homerange and resource utilisation in desert lizard (Meroles anchietae and M. cuneirostris) from the Namib Desert, Namibia. 26-27

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Ecological niche partitioning_homerange and resource utilisation in desert lizard.pdf	2.3 MB

Burke A 2020. Endemic plants of the Sperrgebiet.

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Burke_Endemic plants of the Sperrgebiet_Final.pdf	12.31 MB
Endemics Poster 1.pdf	2.81 MB
Endemics Poster 2.pdf	1.43 MB
Endemics Poster 3.pdf	6.47 MB
Endemics Poster 4.pdf	2.86 MB

Shaanika HN 2020. Assessing the likelihood that burrowing gerbils in the central Namib are ecological engineers.

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Assessing the likelihood that burrowing gerbils in the central Namib are ecological engineers.pdf	3.86 MB

Swanepoel W, de Cauwer V 2019. Crassothonna agaatbergensis (Asteraceae), a new species from the Skeleton Coast, Namibia. Phytotaxa 427 (3) 209-215

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Crassothonna agaatbergensis_a new species from the Skeleton Coast_Namibia.pdf	8.52 MB

Lovegrove BG 2020. Fog basking by Namib Desert weevils. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 19 (9) 495

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Fog basking by Namib Desert weevils.pdf	207.9 KB

Siesser WG 2020. Aridification of the Namib Desert: Evidence from oceanic cores. Antarctic Glacial History and World Palaeoenvironments 9

Website link:https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/aridification-namib-desert-evidence-oceanic-cores-william-siesser/e/10.1201/9781003078906-10

Claudino-Sales V 2018. Namib Sand Sea. Coastal World Heritage Sites 28 9-14

Website link:https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-94-024-1528-5_2

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

Yu Z, Zhang H, Huang J, Li S, Zhang S, Cheng Y, Mao J, Dong X, Gao S, Wang S, Chen Z, Jiang Y, Lai Y 2020. Namib desert beetle inspired special patterned fabric with programmable and gradient wettability for efficient fog harvesting. Journal of Materials Science and Technology 61 85-92

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1005030220305879

Laverty TM, Berger J 2020. Do bats seek clean water? A perspective on biodiversity from the Namib Desert. Biological Conservation 248

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320720307448

Qiao N, Zhang L, Huang C, Jiao W, Maggs-Kölling G, Marais E, Wang L 2020. Satellite observed positive impacts of fog on vegetation. Geophysical Research Letters 47 (12)

Website link:https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020GL088428

Mitchell D, Henschel JR, Hetem RS, Wassenaar TD, Strauss WM, Hanrahan SA, Seely MK 2020. Fog and fauna of the Namib Desert: past and future. Ecosphere 11 (1)

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Fog and fauna of the Namib Desert_past and future.pdf	12.51 MB

Jürgens N, Gunter F, Oldeland J, Groengroeft A, Henschel JR, Oncken I, Picker MD 2020. Largest on earth: Discovery of a new type of fairy circle in Angola supports a termite origin. Ecological Entomology

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Discovery of a new type of fairy circle in Angola supports a termite origin.pdf	2.68 MB

Barnes JI, Alberts M 2008. Sustainable natural resource use on the coast of Namibia.

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Research Discussion Paper 78_2008.pdf	672.39 KB

Alberts M, Barnes JI 2008. Sustainable tourism options for the coastal zone of Namibia.

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Research Discussion Paper 77_2008.pdf	617.65 KB

Pütz R, Schlottmann A 2020. Contested conservation - neglected corporeality: the case of the Namib wild horses. Geogaphica Helvitica 75 93-106

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Contested conservation_neglected corporeality_The case of the Namib wild horses.pdf	412.6 KB

Laverty TM 2020. The Namib Desert and its bats. Encyclopedia of the World's Biomes 2020 181-192

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780124095489120111?via%3Dihub=

Swanepoel W, de Cauwer V, van Wyk AE 2021. A new rheophytic species of Syzygium (Myrtaceae) from the lower Kunene River of Angola and Namibia. Phytotaxa 491 (4) 281-290

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A new rheophytic species of Syzygium from the lower Kunene River of Angola and Namibia.pdf	13.22 MB

Gwizdala M, Lebre P, Maggs-Kölling G, Marais E, Cowan D, Krüger T 2021. Sub‐lithic photosynthesis in hot desert habitats. Environmental Microbiology

Website link:https://sfamjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1462-2920.15505

Doniger T, Adams JM, Marais E, Maggs-Kölling G, Sherman C, Kerfahi D, Yang Y, Steinberger Y 2020. The 'fertile island effect' of Welwitschia plants on soil microbiota is influenced by plant gender. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 96 (11)

Website link:https://academic.oup.com/femsec/article-abstract/96/11/fiaa186/5910483?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Lalley JS 2005. Lichen-dominated soil crusts in the hyper-arid Namib Desert: Anthropogenic impacts and conservation implications.

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Lichen_dominated soil crusts in the hyper_arid Namib Desert_Anthropogenic impacts and conservation implications.pdf	6.47 MB

Lalley JS, Viles HA, Copeman N, Cowley C 2006. The influence of multi-scale environmental variables on the distribution of terricolous lichens in a fog desert. Journal of Vegetation Science 17 (6) 831-838

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The influence of multi_scale environmental variables on the distribution of terricolous lichens in a fog desert.pdf	249.65 KB

Adesina JA, Piketh SJ, Formenti P, Maggs-Kölling G, Holben BN, Sorokin MG 2019. Aerosol optical properties and direct radiative effect over Gobabeb, Namibia. Clean Air Journal 29 (2) 1-11

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Aerosol optical properties and direct radiative effect over Gobabeb_Namibia.pdf	804.13 KB

Collins GE, Hogg ID, Baxter JR, Maggs-Kölling G, Cowan DA 2019. Ancient landscapes of the Namib Desert harbor high levels of genetic variability and deeply divergent lineages for Collembola. Ecology and Evolution 9 4969-4979

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Ancient landscapes of the Namib Desert harbor high levels of genetic variability and deeply divergent lineages for Collembola.pdf	851.58 KB
Ancient landscapes of the Namib Desert harbor high levels of genetic variability and deeply divergent lineages for Collembola_Supporting Information.docx	440.38 KB

Ramond J-B, Baxter J, Maggs-Kölling G, Martinez-Alvarez L, Read DA, León-Sobrino C, van der Walt AJ, Cowan DA 2019. Microbial ecology of the Namib Desert. Model Ecosystems in Extreme Environments: Astrobiology Exploring Life on Earth and Beyond 113-143

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128127421000064

Brown C 2019. Feral horses and endangered spotted hyaenas in national parks in the southern Namib - how to resolve the conflict.

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Feral horse and hyaenas in the southern Namib Parks.pdf	581 KB

Eckardt FD, Livingstone I, Seely M, von Holdt J 2013. The Surface Geology and Geomorphology Around Gobabeb, Namib Desert, Namibia. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography 95 (4) 271-284

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Brinckmann E, von Willert DJ 1987. Injury and recovery of Welwitschia mirabilis. Dinteria 19 69-76

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Injury and recovery of Welwitschia mirabilis.pdf	1021.06 KB