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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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Louw GN, Belonje PC, Coetzee HJ 1969. Renal function, heart rate and thermoregulation in the Ostrich (Struthio camelus). 42 43 - 54

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Louw_1969_sci_pap_NDRS_ostrich.pdf	2.3 MB

Tree AJ 1978. Review: An Ornithological expedition to the Namib Coast. Safring News 7 (1) 24-25

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An Ornithological expedition to the Namib Coast_1987.pdf	140.07 KB

Williams JB 1992. Longevity of Dune Larks in the Namib Desert. Safring News 21 (1) 17-18

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Longevity of Dune Larks in the Namib Desert.pdf	113.55 KB

Tree AJ 1998. Terns on the Namibian coast in early 1998. Safring News 27 (1) 7-11

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Terns on the Namibian coast in early 1998.pdf	460.19 KB

Tree AJ 1999. The 1999 Tern and Wader expedition to Namibia. Safring News 28 (1) 3-8

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The 1999 Tern and Wader expedition to Namibia.pdf	539.18 KB

Williams AJ 2006. Arrival and departure periods of Ruddy Turnstones from an especially favoured Namibian coastal locality. Wader Study Group Bulletin 109 92-94

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Arrival and departure periods of Ruddy Turnstones from an especially favoured Namibian coastal locality_2006.pdf	85.2 KB

Simmons R, Braby J, Kemper J 2010. Elizabeth Bay optimisation Study. Special report: effects of proposed mining operations on coastal seabirds and shorebirds.

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Elizabeth Bay optimisation Study_Special report_effects of proposed mining operations on coastal seabirds and shorebirds_2010.pdf	678.77 KB

Kolberg H 2015. Namibia's Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas 2: NA014 Sandwich Harbour. Lanioturdus 48 (3) 10-18

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Namibias Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas 2.pdf	5.15 MB

Mayraud JR, Bailey RM, Wiggs GFS 2017. Modelled responses of the Kalahari Desert to 21st century climate and land use change. Scientific Reports 7 3887

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Mayaud et al2017_Kalahari_climate_fire.pdf	2.5 MB

Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF) Biomes of Namibia.

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NNF_Biomes of Namibia_Poster.pdf	2.43 MB

Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF) Deserts of Namibia.

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Deserts of Namibia Poster NNF.pdf	7.23 MB

Amputu V, Ekandjo BN, Iilende E, Jackson K, Kapiye L, Kariseb KJD, Lukubwe SM, Nyatoro TD, Shidolo E, Ulbrich R, Uugwanga MN 2014. Water sources, Wastewater and Solid Waste Management in the Greater Sossusvlei Namib Landscape, Namibia.

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SDP Report Final.pdf	7.26 MB

1926. The waters of the desert. Agricultural Journal of South Africa 17 (1) 677-681

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The waters of the desert.pdf	166.97 KB

Wessels DCJ, Van Vuuren DRJ 1986. Landsat imagery - its possible use in mapping the distribution of major Lichen Communities in the Namib Desert, South West Africa. Madoqua 14 (4) 369-373

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Landsat imagery_its possible use in mapping the distribution of major Lichen Communities in the Namib Desert.pdf	1.07 MB

Louw GN, Holm E 1970. Physiological, morphological and behavioural adaptations of Namib desert lizard Aporosaura anchietae (Bocage). Madoqua 2 (1) 67-85

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Physiological_morphological and behavioural adaptations of Namib desert lizard Aporosaura anchietae.pdf	1.76 MB

Rust U, Wieneke F 1974. Studies on gramadulla formation in the middle part of the Kuiseb river, South West Africa. Madoqua 2 (3) 5-15

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Studies on gramadulla formation in the middle part of the Kuiseb river.pdf	1.98 MB

Hamilton III WJ 1986. Namib Desert Chacma Baboon (Papio Ursinus) use of food and water resources during a food shortage. Madoqua 14 (4) 397-407

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Namib Desert Chacma Baboon use of food and water resources during a food shortage.pdf	1.17 MB

Marsh BA 1987. Micro-arthropods associated with Welwitschia mirabilis in the Namib Desert. African Zoology 22 (2) 89-96

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Micro_arthropods associated with Welwitschia mirabilis in the Namib Desert.pdf	1.6 MB

Costa G, Leonardi M-E, Petralia A 1987. Reproductive behaviour of the Giant Cricket Brachytrupes membranaceus (Drury) in the Namib. Madoqua 15 (3) 217-228

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Reproductive behaviour of the Giant Cricket Brachytrupes membranaceus.pdf	1.32 MB

Nott K, Savage MJ 1985. Radiation measurements from the Namib Desert. Madoqua 14 (2) 165-172

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Radiation measurements from the Namib Desert.pdf	424.29 KB

Theodore ED, Cockcroft AC 1989. Macrofaunal community structure and zonation of two sandy beaches on the central Namib coast, South West Africa/ Namibia. Madoqua 16 (2) 129-135

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Macrofaunal community structure and zonation of two sandy beaches on the central Namib coast.pdf	493.39 KB

Livingstone I 1990. Desert sand dune dynamics: review and prospect. Transvaal Museum Monographs 7 (1) 47-53

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Desert sand dune dynamics_1990.pdf	1.19 MB

Lancaster N 1990. Regional aeolian dynamics in the Namib. Transvaal Museum Monographs 7 (1) 39-46

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Regional aeolian dynamics in the Namib.pdf	1.08 MB

Lindesay JA, Tyson PD 1990. Climate and near-surface airflow over the central Namib. Transvaal Museum Monographs 7 (1) 27-37

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Climate and near_surface airflow over the central Namib.pdf	1.77 MB

Skinner JD, van Aarde RJ 1981. The distribution and ecology of the brown hyaena Hyaena brunnea and spotted hyaena Crocuta crocuta in the central Namib Desert. Madoqua 12 (4) 231-239

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The distribution and ecology of the brown hyaena Hyaena and spotted hyaena.pdf	1.8 MB

Hiscocks K, Perrin MR 1998. Home range and movements of black-backed jackals at Cape Cross Seal Reserve, Namibia. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 18 (3) 97-100

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Home range and movements of black_backed jackals at Cape Cross Seal Reserve.pdf	340.57 KB

Costa G, Leonardi M-E, Petralia A 1987. Day-time spatial orientation of Pachyphaleria capensis (Laporte), an endemic tenebrionid beetle of the South West African coast. Madoqua 15 (2) 169-174

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Day_time spatial orientation of Pachyphaleria capensis_1987.pdf	494.67 KB

Seely MK, Mitchell D 1987. Is the subsurface environment of the Namib Desert dunes a thermal haven for chthonic beetles?. African Zoology 22 (1) 57-61

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Is the subsurface environment of the Namib Desert dunes a thermal haven for chthonic beetles.pdf	350.71 KB

Mills MGL, Mills MEJ 1982. Factors affecting the movement patterns of brown hyaenas, Hyaena brunnea in the southern Kalahari. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 12 (4) 111-117

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Factors affecting the movement patterns of brown hyaenas.pdf	573.67 KB

Nott K, Savage MJ 1985. Observations on the utilization of a dune succulent by Namib faunae. African Zoology 20 (4) 269-271

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Observations on the utilization of a dune succulent by Namib faunae.pdf	255.6 KB

Seely MK, Mitchell D, Roberts CS, McClain E 1988. Microclimate and activity of the lizard Angolosaurus skoogi on a dune slipface. African Zoology 23 (2) 92-102

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Microclimate and activity of the lizard Angolosaurus skoogi on a dune slipface.pdf	685.72 KB

Louw GN, Hamilton III WJ 1970. Physiological and behavioural ecology of the ultrapsammophilous Namib Desert tenebrionid, Lepidochora argentogrisea. Madoqua 2 (1) 87-95

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Physiological and behavioural ecology of the ultrapsammophilous Namib Desert tenebrionid.pdf	945.19 KB

Curtis BA 1985. Observations on the natural history and behaviour of the dune ant, Camponotus detritus Emery, in the central Namib Desert. Madoqua 14 (3) 279-289

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Observations on the natural history and behaviour of the dune ant.pdf	1.27 MB

Livingstone I 1987. Photographic evidence of seasonal change in a secondary form on a 'complex' linear dune. Madoqua 15 (3) 237-241

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Photographic evidence of seasonal change in a secondary form on a complex linear dune.pdf	449.69 KB

McGwanne L, van der Merwe D, McLachlan A 1989. Interstitial meiofauna of Namib sandy beaches. African Zoology 24 (1) 18-26

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Interstitial meiofauna of Namib sandy beaches.pdf	554.52 KB

Nicolson SW, Bartholomew GA, Seely MK 1984. Ecological correlates of locomotion speed, morphometries and body temperature in three Namib Desert tenebrionid beetles. African Zoology 19 (3) 131-134

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Ecological correlates of locomotion speed_morphometries and body temperature in three Namib Desert tenebrionid beetles_1984.pdf	353.56 KB

Wharton RA 1982. Observations on the behaviour, phenology and habitat preferences of the mydas flies in the central Namib desert (Diptera: Mydidae). Annals of the Transvaal Museum 33 (9) 145-151

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Mydas flies in the central Namib desert.pdf	358.89 KB

Pietruszka RD 1988. Observations on sexual dimorphism and social structure in the lizard Angolosaurus skoogi (Cordylidae) of the northern Namib Desert dunes. African Zoology 23 (1) 47-51

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Observations on sexual dimorphism and social structure in the lizard Angolosaurus skoogi.pdf	1.12 MB

Besler H, Marker ME 1979. Namib sandstone: a distinct lithological unit. South African Journal of Geology 82 (1) 155-160

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Namib sandstone_a distinct lithological unit.pdf	1.37 MB

Nott K, Savage MJ 1985. Variation in seasonal and diurnal leaf water potential of a Namib dune succulent. Madoqua 14 (2) 177-179

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Variation in seasonal and diurnal leaf water potential of a Namib dune succulent.pdf	195.65 KB

Watson RT, Anelich R, Schutte AL 1990. Fungi in the gut contents of Namib Desert dune Lepismatidae (Thysanura: Insecta). Madoqua 17 (1) 53-54

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Fungi in the gut contents of Namib Desert dune Lepismatidae.pdf	146.73 KB

Siegfried WR 1984. Short communication: an analysis of faecal pellets of the brown hyaena on the Namib coast. Madoqua 19 (1) 61

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Short communication _an analysis of faecal pellets of the brown hyaena on the Namib coast.pdf	57.13 KB

Sauer EGF 1973. Notes on the behaviour of Lappet-faced vultures and Cape vultures in the Namib desert of South West Africa. Madoqua 2 (2) 43-62

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Notes on the behaviour of Lappet_faced vultures and Cape vultures in the Namib desert of South West Africa.pdf	1.62 MB

Bornman CH, Elsworthy JA, Butler V, Botha CEJ 1970. Welwitschia mirabilis: observations on general habit, seed, seedling, and leaf characteristics. Madoqua 2 (1) 53-66

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Welwitschia mirabilis_observations on general habit_seed_seedling_and leaf characteristics.pdf	2.31 MB

Vogel JC, Seely MK 1977. Occurrence of C4 plants in the Central Namib Desert. Madoqua 10 (1) 75-78

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Occurrence of C4 plants in the Central Namib Desert.pdf	380.17 KB

Crawford CS, McClain E 1983. Habitat use during winter relative to water balance in a harpagophorid millipede from the Namib Desert. Madoqua 13 (3) 243-150

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Habitat use during winter relative to water balance in a harpagophorid millipede from the Namib Desert.pdf	1.85 MB

Osberg SA, Hanrahan SA, Seely MK 1986. Laboratory studies on hybridization among Namib Desert Tenebrionids (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Madoqua 14 (4) 345-354

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Laboratory studies on hybridization among Namib Desert Tenebrionids.pdf	849.37 KB

Schulze E-D, Schulze I 1976. Distribution and control of photosynthetic pathways in plants growing in the Namib Desert, with special regard to Welwitschia mirabilis Hook.fil.. Madoqua 9 (3) 5-13

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Distribution and control of photosynthetic pathways in plants growing in the Namib Desert_1976.pdf	2.38 MB

Bornman CH, Botha CEJ, Nash LJ 1973. Welwitschia mirabilis: observations on movement of water and assimilates under föhn and fog conditions. Madoqua 2 (2) 25-31

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Welwitschia mirabilis_observations on movement of water and assimilates under foehn and fog conditions.pdf	928.35 KB

Nott K, Savage MJ 1985. Root distribution of Trianthema hereroensis in the Namib dunes. Madoqua 14 (2) 181-183

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Root distribution of Trianthema hereroensis in the Namib dunes.pdf	209.62 KB