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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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2012. Namib Sand Sea World Heritage Nomination.

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NSS WHN Dossier REDUCED.pdf	34.39 MB

Rössl R 2006. Faktoren, die das Eiablageverhalten und die Ovulation Wüsten bewohnender Tenebrioniden (Coleoptera: Insecta) beeinflussen. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Allgemeine und Angewandte Entomologie 15

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Eiablageverhalten und die Ovulation Wuesten bewohnender Tenebrioniden.pdf	102.45 KB

Duncan FD, Krasnov B, McMaster M 2002. Metabolic rate and respiratory gas-exchange patterns in tenebrionid beetles from the Negev Highlands, Israel. The Journal of Experimental Biology 205 791-798

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Metabolic rate and respiratory gas_exchange patterns in tenebrionid beetles_Israel.pdf	121.73 KB

Nicolson SW 1990. Water relations of the Namib Tenebrionid beetles. Namib Ecology: 25 years of Namib Research 7 172-178

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Water relations of the Namib Tenebrionid beetles.pdf	2.05 MB

Cole MB 1994. Distribution Patterns of the Invasive Mexican Thistle, Argemone ochroleuca, in a Namib Desert Riparian ecosystem. Trinews 13 (1) 22-25

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Distribution Patterns of the Invasive Mexican Thistle_1994.pdf	1.77 MB

Boyer DC, Boyer HJ 1989. The status of alien invasive plants in the major rivers of the Namib Naukluft Park. Madoqua 16 (1) 51-58

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The status of alien invasive plants_NNP.pdf	788.54 KB

Robinson RE 1976. Phytosociology of the Namib Desert Park, South West Africa.

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Phytosociology of the Namib Desert Park_Robinson.pdf	12.3 MB

van Damme P, Vernemmen P 1922. The Natural Environment of the Namib Desert. Africa Focus 8 (3-4) 202-214

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The Natural Environment of the Namib Desert_1922.pdf	677.35 KB

Perrin MR, Dempster ER, Downs CT, Boyer DC 1999. Gerbillurus tytonis. Mammalian Species 607 1-4

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Gerbillurus tytonis_1999.pdf	482.64 KB

Boyer DC 1989. Some characteristics of the plant communities of three dunes situated across a climatic gradient in the Namib Desert. Madoqua 16 (2) 141-148

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Some characteristics of the plant communities of three dunes_1989.pdf	395.17 KB

Kinahan JHA 2000. Cattle for beads: the archaeology of historical contact and trade on the Namib coast (Studies in African Archaeology 17).

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Cattle for beads_ the archaeology of historical contact and trade on the Namib coast.pdf	13.04 MB

Roth-Nebelsick A, Ebner M, Miranda T, Gottschalk V, Voigt D, Gorb S, Stegmaier T, Sarsour J, Linke M, Konrad W 2012. Leaf surface structures enable the endemic Namib desert grass Stipagrostis sabulicola to irrigate itself with fog water. Journal of the Royal Society Interface

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Stipagrostis sabulicola to irrigate itself with fog water_2012.pdf	1.16 MB

Rathburn GB, Rathburn CD 2006. Habitat use by radio-tagged Namib Desert golden moles (Eremitalpa granti namibensis). African Journal of Ecology 45 196-201

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Habitat use by radio_tagged Namib Desert golden moles_2006.pdf	476.78 KB

Marsh AC 1986. Checklist, biological notes and Distribution of ants in the central Namib Desert. Madoqua 14 (4) 333-344

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Checklist biological notes and Distribution of ants in the central Namib Desert_1986.pdf	937.39 KB

Polis GA, Seely MK 1990. Imbibition of Precipitated Fog by Namib Desert Scorpions. Journal of Arachnology 18 (3) 362-363

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Namib Desert Scorpions.pdf	71.16 KB

van Damme P 1991. Plant Ecology of the Namib Desert. Africa Focus 7 (4) 355-400

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Plant Ecology of the Namib Desert_1991.pdf	2.81 MB

Chrity S 2006. The Namib: Detritus and Fog Dependence.

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The Namib Fog Desert_2006.pdf	987.03 KB

Seely MK, Henschel J, Robertson M 1998. The ecology of fog in namib Desert Dunes.

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The ecology of fog in namib Desert Dunes_1998.pdf	259.78 KB

Arnold S, Attinger S, Frank K, Hildebrandt A 2009. Uncertainty in parameterisation and model structure affect simulation results in coupled ecohydrological models. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 13 1789-1807

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Uncertainty in parameterisation and model structure_2009.pdf	3.4 MB

Moser PM 2006. Regeneration and utilization of Faidherbia albida and Acacia erioloba along ephemeral rivers of Namibia.

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Regeneration and utilization of Faidherbia albida andrnAcacia erioloba along ephemeral rivers of Namibia_2006.pdf	9.59 MB

Glawion R, Henschel J Heritage Interpretation as a potential driver for economic development, environmental conservation and cultural Regeneration in southern Africa. Example: Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia.

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Glawion_R_and_Henschel_J.pdf	1.44 MB

Jacobson PJ 1997. An Ephemeral Perspective of Fluvial Ecosystems: Viewing Ephemeral Rivers in the Context of Current Lotic Ecology.

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Jacobson Thesis 1997_Ephemeral Rivers.pdf	297.21 KB

Arnold S, Attinger S, Frank K, Hildebrandt A 2009. Integrated modelling of ecohydrological processes along ephemeral rivers.

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Integrated modelling of ecohydrological processes along ephemeral rivers_2009.pdf	1.72 MB

Arnold S, Frank K, Attinger S, Hildebrandt A 2008. Feedbacks along ephemeral rivers – an integrated ecohydrological approach.

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Feedbacks along ephemeral rivers_2008.pdf	966.35 KB

Seely MK, de Vos MP, Louw GN 1977. Fog imbibition, satellite fauna and unusual leaf structure in a Namib Desert Dune plant Trianthema hereroensis. South African Journal of Science 73 169-172

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Fog imbibition_ satellite fauna and unusual leaf structure in a Namib_1977.pdf	268.1 KB

Tschinkel WR 2012. The Life Cycle and Life Span of Namibian Fairy Circles. Plos ONE 7 (6) e38056

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The Life Cycle and Life Span of Namibian Fairy Circles.pdf	11.88 MB

1985. The Kuiseb environment: the development of a monitoring baseline.

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The Kuiseb environment_the development of a monitoring baseline_1985.pdf	5.28 MB

Eitel B, Kadereit A, Blümel WD, Hüser K, Kromer B 2005. The Amspoort Silts, northern Namib desert (Namibia): formation, age and palaeoclimatic evidence of river-end deposits. Geomorphology 64 299-314

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The Amspoort Silts.pdf	1.24 MB

Miyamoto S 2010. Late Pleistocene Sedimentary Environment of the "Homeb Silts" deposits, along the middle Kuiseb River in the Namib Desert, Namibia. African Study Monographs 40 (Supplementary Issue) 51-66

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Late Pleistocene Sedimentary Environment of the Homeb Silts_2010.pdf	2.3 MB

Heine K 1985. Late Quaternary Development of the Kuiseb River Valley and adjacent Areas, Central Namib Desert, Namib Desert, South West Africa/Namibia, and Palaeoclimatic Implications. Zeitschrift für Gletscherkunde und Glazialgeologie 21 151-157

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Late Quaternary Development of the Kuiseb River Valley and adjacent Areas_1985.pdf	744.9 KB

Marker ME, Müller D 1978. Relict vlei silts of the middle Kuiseb river valley South West Africa. Madoqua 2 151-162

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Relict vlei silts of the middle Kuiseb river valley South West Africa.pdf	1.64 MB

Cooper-Driver GA 1994. Welwitschia mirabilis - A Dream Come True. Arnoldia

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Welwitschia mirabilis_a dream come true_1994.pdf	652.99 KB

Senters AE 1997. Welwitschia mirabilis cultivation. AERGC Newsletter 10 (2) 5-7

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Welwitschia mirabilis cultivation_1997.pdf	39.88 KB

Louw GN, Nicolson SW, Seely MK 1986. Short Communication: Respiration beneath Desert Sand: Carbon Dioxide Diffusion and Respiratory Patterns in a Tenebrionid Beetle. Journal of Experimental Biology 120 443-447

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Respiration beneath Desert Sand_1986.pdf	235.46 KB

Braine SG 1989. Range extensions, food and breeding of the Marsh Owl in the northwestern Namib, South West Africa/Namibia. Madoqua 16 (1) 47 - 49

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Range extensions_food and breeding of the Marsh Owl in the northwestern Namib_1989.pdf	614.02 KB

Naidu SG 2008. Why does the Namib Desert tenebrionid Onymacris unguicularis (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) fog-bask?. European Journal of Entomology 105 829-838

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Why does the Namib Desert tenebrionid Onymacris unguicularis_2008.pdf	254.46 KB

Henschel JR, Grohmann C, Siteketa V, Linsenmair KE 2010. Monitoring tenebrionid beetle biodiversity in Namibia. African Study Monographs 40 91-102

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Monitoring tenebrionid beetle biodiversity in Namibia_2010.pdf	604.25 KB

Seely M, Henschel JR, Hamilton III WJ 2005. Long-term data show behavioural fog collection adaptations determine Namib Desert beetle abundance. South Africa Journal of Science 101 (11/12) 570-572

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Long_term data show behavioural fog collection adaptations determine Namib Desert beetle abundance.pdf	202.96 KB

Hamilton III WJ, Henschel JR, Seely M 2003. Fog collection by Namid Desert beetles. South Africa Journal of Science 99 (3/4) 181

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Fog collection by Namid Desert beetles.pdf	150.93 KB

Mukuti OM, Henschel J, Kolb H, Mtuleni VP, Sitiketa V, Shanyengana ES 1998. Testing fog collectors in the Namib Desert.

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Testing fog collectors in the Namib Desert_1998.pdf	185.17 KB

Heine K 1987. Jungquartäre fluviale Geomorphodynamik in der Namib, Südwestafrika/Namibia. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie/Supplement 66 113-134

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Jungquartaere fluviale Geomorphodynamik in der Namib.pdf	12.11 MB

Heine K, Völkel J 2011. Extreme floods around AD 1700 in the nothern Namib Desert, Namibia, and in the Orange River Catchment, South Africa - were they forced by a decrease of solar irradiance during the Little ice Age?. Geographia Polonica 84 (1) 61-80

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Extreme floods around AD 1700 in the nothern Namib Desert_2011.pdf	4.89 MB

Stengel HW 1964. The rivers of the Namib and their discharge into the Atlantic. Part 1: Kuiseb and Swakop.

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The rivers of the Namib and their discharge into the Atlantic.pdf	35.96 KB

Huey RB, Pianka ER 2007. Lizard Ecology: The Evolutionary Consequences of Foraging Mode. Historical introduction: on widely foraging for Kalahari lizards

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HueyPiankaForageHist07.pdf	1.03 MB

Louw GN, Seely MK 1980. Exploitation of fog water by a perennial Namib Dune Grass, Stipagrotis sabulicola. South African Journal of Science 76

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Exploitation of fog water by a perennial Namib Dune Grass_1980.pdf	154.49 KB

Veste M, Littmann T, Friedrich H, Breckle S-W 2001. Microclimate boundary conditions for activity of soil lichen crusts in sand dunes of the north-western Negev desert, Israel. Flora 196 465-474

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Veste_Flora2001.pdf	2.93 MB

Lange OL, Meyer A, Ullmann I, Zellner H 1991. Microclimate conditions, water content and photosynthesis of lichens in the coastal fog zone of the Namib Desert: Measurements in the fall. Flora 185 233-266

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Microclimate conditions_water content and photosynthesis_1991.pdf	2.89 MB

Lange OL, Meyer A, Zellner H, Ullmann I, Wessels DCJ 1990. Eight days in the life of a desert lichen: water relations and photosynthesis of Teloschistes capensis in the coastal fog zone of the Namib Desert. Madoqua 17 (1) 17-30

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Eight days in the life of a desert lichen_1990.pdf	4.53 MB

Jürgens N, Burke A, Seely MK 1987. Desert.

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Desert.pdf	1.33 MB

Jabs C 1991. Alien invasives in the Kuiseb river, namib Desert, Namibia.

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Alien invasives in the Kuiseb river_1991.pdf	3.45 MB