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A wide, open, comparatively barren tract of land with few forms of life and little rainfall. (Source: MGH)

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Günster A 1993. Microhabitat differentiation among serotinous plants in the Namib Desert. Journal of Vegetation Science 4 (5) 585-590

Website link:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.2307/3236123

Fielden LJ, Waggoner JP, Perrin MR, Hickman GC 1990. Thermoregulation in the Namib Desert golden mole, Eremitalpa granti namibensis (Chrysochloridae). Journal of Arid Environments 18 221-237

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140196318308565

Edney EB 1971. Body temperatures in tenebrionid beetles in the Namib Desert of southern Africa. Journal of Experimental Biology 55 253–272

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Body temperatures in tenebrionid beetles in the Namib Desert of southern Africa.pdf	2.32 MB

Bristow CS, Lancaster N, Duller GAT 2005. Combining ground penetrating radar surveys and optical dating to determine dune migration in Namibia. Journal of the Geological Society 162 315–321

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Combining ground penetrating radar surveys and optical dating to determine dune migration in Namibia.pdf	459.79 KB

Beckett RP 1998. Some aspects of the water relations of the lichen Xanthomaculina hottentotta (Ach.) Hale from the Namib Desert. South African Journal of Botany 64 (6) 346-349

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Some aspects of the water relations of the lichen Xanthomaculina hottentotta from the Namib Desert.pdf	1.35 MB

Martin CE, von Willert DJ 2000. Leaf epidermal hydathodes and the ecological consequences of foliar uptake in species of Crassula from the Namib Desert in southern Africa. Plant Biology 2 (2) 229-242

Website link:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1055/s-2000-9163

Shilongo SMS Relative abundance and habitat preference of Stipagrostis lutescens around Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET) office area.

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Relative abundance and habitat preference of Stipagrostis lutescens around NaDEET office area.pdf	1.56 MB

Namib Coast Biodiversity Conservation and Management Project (NCBCMP).

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Namib Coast Biodiversity Conservation and Management Project.pdf	434.55 KB

Aushiku NNL, Buschbeck L, Christian A, Handjaba M, Haraes L, Ithindi J, Johannes K, Kandjai A, Ndjomba E 2015. Changes in rainfall and biomass in the Namib sand sea dune ecosystem over 52 Years. Journal of the Namibia Scientific Society 63 219-237

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Changes in rainfall and biomass in the Namib sand sea dune ecosystem.pdf	600.92 KB

Azad AK 2016. Fog collection on plant surfaces and biomimetic applications.

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Fog collection on plant surfaces and biomimetic applications.pdf	6.04 MB

Vogt R, Maggs-Kölling G, Seely MK Lifting the fog in the central Namib - where did it come from?.

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Lifting the fog in the central Namib_where did it come from.pdf	1.2 MB

Spirig R, Vogt R, Larsen JA, Feigenwinter C, Wicki A, Franceschi J, Parlow E, Adler B, Kalthoff N, Cermak J, Andersen H, Fuchs J, Bott A, Hacker M, Wagner N, Maggs-Kölling G, Wassenaar T, Seely MK 2019. Probing the fog life-cycles in the Namib desert. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 2019 2491-2507

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Probing the fog life_cycles in the Namib desert.pdf	22.68 MB

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0142.1

Kaseke KF, Wang L, Seely MK 2017. Nonrainfall water origins and formation mechanisms. Science Advances 3 (3) 1-8

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Nonrainfall water origins and formation mechanisms.pdf	863.38 KB

Marais E, Maggs-Kölling G, Sherman C, Doniger T, Liu R, Tripathi BM, Steinberger Y 2019. Profiling soil free-living nematodes in the Namib Desert, Namibia. Journal of Arid Land 12 130–143

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Profiling soil free_living nematodes in the Namib Desert_Preview.pdf	180.3 KB

Website link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40333-019-0018-5

Unc A, Maggs-Kölling G, Marais E, Sherman C, Doniger T, Steinberger Y 2019. Soil bacterial community associated with the dioecious Acanthosicyos horridus in the Namib Desert. Biology and Fertility of Soils 55 (4) 393–403

Website link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00374-019-01358-7

Gerber M, Piketh SJ, Maggs-Kölling G, Marais E, Turner JS, Berner JM 2017. Strategies of Acanthosicyos horridus (!nara) to exploit alternative atmospheric moisture sources in the hyper-arid Namib Desert. South African Journal of Botany 109 335-336

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Strategies of Acanthosicyos horridus to exploit alternative atmospheric moisture sources in the hyper_arid Namib Desert.pdf	78.84 KB

Ravi S, Wang L, Kaseke KF, Buynevich IV, Marais E 2017. Ecohydrological interactions within "fairy circles" in the Namib Desert: Revisiting the self-organizationhypothesis. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 122 405–414

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Ecohydrological interactions within fairy circles in the Namib Desert.pdf	1.74 MB

Adams AM, Marais E, Turner JS, Prendini L, Pinshow B 2016. Similar burrow architecture of three arid-zone scorpion species implies similar ecological function. The Science of Nature 103

Website link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00114-016-1374-z

Iiyambo N, Eifler D, Marais E, Kirchhof S 2016. Meroles anchietae: Size, growth and longevity. 12-15

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Meroles anchietae_2016_AHN.pdf	1.12 MB

Scott L, Marais E, Brook GA 2004. Fossil hyrax dung and evidence of Late Pleistocene and Holocene vegetation types in the Namib Desert. Journal of Quaternary Science 19 (8) 829-832

Website link:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jqs.870

Dupont LM, Donner B, Vidal L, Pérez EM, Wefer G 2005. Linking desert evolution and coastal upwelling: Pliocene climate change in Namibia. Geology 33 (6) 461-464

Website link:https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article-abstract/33/6/461/103780/Linking-desert-evolution-and-coastal-upwelling?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Heydinger JM, Packer C, Tsaneb J 2019. Desert-adapted lions on communal land: Surveying the costs incurred by, and perspectives of, communal-area livestock owners in northwest Namibia. Biological Conservation 236 496-504

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320718319244

Wang L, Kaseke KF, Ravi S, Jiao W, Mushi R, Shuuya T, Maggs-Kölling G 2019. Convergent vegetation fog and dew water use in the Namib Desert. Ecohydrology 12 (7)

Website link:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/eco.2130

Marsh AC 1985. Aspects of the ecology of Namib Desert ants.

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Aspects of the ecology of Namib Desert ants.pdf	4.73 MB

Noli D 1989. An archaeological investigation of the Koichab River region of the south-western Namib Desert centred on the activities of Holocene hunter-gatherers.

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An archaeological investigation of the Koichab River region.pdf	2.07 MB

Corbett I 1989. The sedimentology of diamondiferous deflation deposits within the Sperrgebiet, Namibia.

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The sedimentology of diamondiferous deflation deposits within the Sperrgebiet.pdf	16.11 MB

von Holdt JRC 2018. Aeolian dust emission dynamics across spatial scales: landforms, controls and characteristics.

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Aeolian dust emission dynamics across spatial scales.pdf	8.89 MB

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

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

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

Polakow DA 1997. Communication and sexual selection in the barking gecko (Ptenopus kochi).

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Communication and sexual selection in the barking gecko_1997.pdf	10.33 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

Makhalanyane TP, Valverde A, Gunnigle E, Frossard A, Ramond J-B, Cowan DA 2015. Microbial ecology of hot desert edaphic systems. FEMS Microbiology Reviews 39 203–221

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Microbial ecology of hot desert edaphic systems.pdf	1.57 MB

Louw G 2011. Birds at risk in warming southern African deserts: inferences from behavioural and physiological thermoregulation.

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Birds at risk in warming southern African deserts_2011.pdf	1.2 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

Hadley NF, Szarek SR 1981. Productivity of desert ecosystems. BioScience 31 (10) 747-753

Website link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/1308782

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

2006. Global Deserts Outlook.

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Global Deserts Outlook.pdf	24.33 MB

Cowling RM, Pressey RL, Lombard AT, Desmet PG, Ellis AG 1999. From representation to persistence: requirements for a sustainable system of conservation areas in the species‐rich mediterranean‐climate desert of southern Africa. Diversity and Distributions 5 (1-2) 51-71

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Requirements for a sustainable system of conservation areas in the species_rich mediterranean_climate desert of southern Africa.pdf	1.23 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

Marufu VJ, Hitila M, Donner M, Iita KT, Iyambo KE, Kalili SN, Kamburona TU, Liyeke MM, Mundilo PVI, Nuuyuni SN, Shimwafeni JI, Tjituka V, Tshikesho RS, Seely MK, Throop HL 2016. Rapid soil respiration responses to simulated rainfall along the Namib Desert climate gradient. Journal of the Namibia Scientific Society 64 103-120

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Rapid soil respiration responses to simulated rainfall along the Namib Desert climate gradient.pdf	1.36 MB