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Walters M, Hauptfleisch M 2022. An analysis of trophy size trends in popular hunting species in Namibia over five years. Namibian Journal of Environment 6 (A) 37-46

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Bryson U, Paijmans DM 2022. White-crowned Shrike (Eurocephalus anguitimens) A. Smith, 1836: comparative biometrics, moult data and criteria for the determination of age. Namibian Journal of Environment 6 (D) 1-22

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White_crowned Shrike_comparative biometrics_moult data and criteria for the determination of age.pdf	1.51 MB

Hilland RVJ, Bernhofer C, Bohmann M, Christen A, Katurji M, Maggs-Kölling G, Krauss M, Larsen JA, Marais E, Pitacco A, Schumacher B, Spirig R, Vendrame N, Vogt R 2022. The Namib Turbulence Experiment: Investigating surface-atmosphere heat transfer in three dimensions. BAMS E741-E760

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The Namib turbulence experiment.pdf	1.35 MB

Buckland CE, Smith AJAC, Thomas DSG 2022. A comparison in species distribution model performance of succulents using key species and subsets of environmental predictors. Ecology and Evolution 12 (6) e8981

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A comparison in species distribution model performance of succulents using key species.pdf	3.69 MB

Angombe ST, Shikangalah RN 2021. Pterocarpus angolensis growth rings and precipitation: A comparison between Zambezi and Otjozondjupa region, Namibia. International Science and Technology Journal of Namibia (ISTJN) 14 34-45

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Pterocarpus angolensis growth rings and precipitation.pdf	725.65 KB

Loots S, Mannheimer C 2003. The status of Aloe pillansii L. Guthrie (Aloaceae) in Namibia. Bradleya 21 57-62

Website link:https://doi.org/10.25223/brad.n21.2003.a12

Williamson G 1998. The ecological status of Aloe pillansii (Aloaceae) in the Richtersveld with particular reference to Cornellskop. Bradleya 16 1-8

Website link:https://doi.org/10.25223/brad.n16.1998.a1

Oldeland J, Gunter F, Jürgens N 2022. Ecological niche models of Welwitschia mirabilis and its subspecies in the Namib Desert. South African Journal of Botany 148 210-217

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0254629922001971

Mushabati LM, Eiseb SJ, Benda P, Laverty TM 2022. Effects of lunar phase and temperature on bat activity and species richness at varying altitudes in the Kunene Region, Namibia. African Journal of Ecology

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12968

Earle RA 2022. Conservation research of Lithops N.E.Br. in Namibia and South Africa - a multi-decade term project. Bradleya 40 54-62

Website link:https://bioone.org/journals/bradleya/volume-2022/issue-sp40/brad.sp40.2022.a6/Conservation-research-of-Lithops-NEBr-in-Namibia-and-South-Africa/10.25223/brad.sp40.2022.a6.short

Guo D, Young AJ, Desmet PG, Midgley GF 2017. Climate change impacts on dwarf succulents in Namibia as a result of changes in fog and relative humidity. Journal of Water Resource and Hydraulic Engineering 6 (3) 57-63

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Climate change impacts on dwarf succulents in Namibia as a result of changes in fog and relative humidity.pdf	774.38 KB

Loots S, Nybom H 2017. Towards better risk assessment for conservation of flowering stones: Plant density, spatial pattern and habitat preference of Lithops pseudotruncatella in Namibia. South African Journal of Botany 109 112-115

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Towards better risk assessment for conservation of flowering stones.pdf	304.3 KB

Soetaert F, Wanke H, Dupuy A, Lusuekikio V, Gaucher EC, Bordmann V, Fleury J-M, Franceschi M 2022. Toward the sustainable use of groundwater springs: A case study from Namibia. Sustainability 14 3995

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Toward the sustainable use of groundwater springs.pdf	990.61 KB

Sirami C, Seymour C, Midgley G, Barnard P 2009. The impact of shrub encroachment on savanna bird diversity from local to regional scale. Diversity and Distributions 15 948-957

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The impact of shrub encroachment on savanna bird diversity from local to regional scale.pdf	143.12 KB

Cizauskas CA 2013. The ecology of anthrax and coinfection trade-offs from an immunological perspective: seasonal aspects of host susceptibility.

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The ecology of anthrax and coinfection trade_offs from an immunological perspective.pdf	2.46 MB

Website link:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/96z0995b

McBride S-L 2022. Rethinking river resilience: the lower Orange/ Gariep river. Social Dynamics - A journal of African studies 48 (1) 70-84

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Rethinking river resilience_the lower Orange_Gariep River.pdf	699.01 KB

Rossouw L 2022. Morphological variation in the distal phalanges of the springbok, Antidorcas marsupialis (Zimmermann, 1780) (Mammalia: Bovidae). South African Journal of Science 118 (3/4) 10452

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Morphological variation in the distal phalanges of the springbok.pdf	1.62 MB

Paillou P, Lopez S, Marais E, Scipal K 2020. Mapping paleohydrology of the ephemeral Kuiseb River, Namibia, from Radar Remote Sensing. Water 15 (5)

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Mapping Paleohydrology of the Ephemeral Kuiseb River_from Radar Remote Sensing.pdf	1.6 MB

Thiele T, Jeltsch F, Blaum N 2008. Importance of woody vegetation for foraging site selection in the Southern Pied Babbler (Turdoides bicolor) under two different land use regimes. Journal of Arid Environments 72 (4) 471-482

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Importance of woody vegetation for foraging site selection in the Southern Pied Babbler under two different land use regimes.pdf	215.61 KB

Turner WC, Périquet S, Goelst CE, Vera KB, Cameron EZ, Alexander KA, Belant JL, Cloete CC, du Preez P, Getz WM, Hetem RS, Kamath PL, Mackenzie M, Mendelsohn J, Mfune JKE, Muntifering JR, Portas R, Scott HA, Strauss WM, Versfeld W, Wachter B, Wittemyer G, Kilian JW 2022. Africa's drylands in a changing world: Challenges for wildlife conservation under climate and land-use changes in the Greater Etosha Landscape. Global Ecology and Conservation 38 e02221

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Challenges for wildlife conservation under climate and land_use changes in the Greater Etosha Landscape.pdf	985.82 KB

Griffin M, Kolberg H 2004. Preserving natural history specimens: A guide for Namibians.

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Preserving Natural History Specimens A Guide for Namibians.pdf	27.1 MB

Portas R, Wachter B, Beytell P, Uiseb KH, Melzheimer J, Edwards S 2022. Leopard Panthera pardus camera trap surveys in the arid environments of northern Namibia. Mammalian Biology

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Leopard Panthera pardus camera trap surveys in the arid environments of northern Namibia.pdf	464.77 KB

Bergh NG, Linder HP 2009. Cape diversification and repeated out-of-southern-Africa dispersal in paper daisies (Asteraceae–Gnaphalieae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 51 5-18

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Cape diversification and repeated out_of_southern_Africa dispersal in paper daisies.pdf	1006.61 KB

Mabaso S, Seyama E, Mamba S, Ginindza S, Mthupha N, Kunene S, Masuku M, Msibi N, Dlamini W, Lushaba L, Zwane F, Nxumalo N, Dlamini W, Dlamini M, Sihlongonyane P, Hleta N, Mabuza M, Thwala L, Mpapane M 2022. Understanding the causes, socio-economic and environmental impacts of 2019 veld fires in the Kingdom of Eswatini. Open Journal of Social Sciences 10 202-225

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Understanding the causes_socio_economic and environmental impacts of 2019 veld fires in the Kingdom of Eswatini.pdf	3.26 MB

Heideman NJL 2002. A comparison of the breeding and nonbreeding season diets of Agama aculeata and Agama planiceps (Reptilia: Agamidae) in Windhoek, Namibia. Journal of Herpetology 36 (3) 515-520

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A comparison of the breeding and nonbreeding season diets of Agama aculeata and Agama planiceps.pdf	2.83 MB

Lockley MG, Helm CW, Cawthra HC, de Vynck JC, Perrin MR 2021. Pleistocene golden mole and sand-swimming trace fossils from the Cape coast of South Africa. Quaternary Research 101 169-186

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Pleistocene golden mole and sand-swimming trace fossils from the Cape coast of South Africa.pdf	1.94 MB

Stein AB 2008. Ecology and conservation of the leopard (Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758) in northcentral Namibia.

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Ecology and conservation of the leopard in northcentral Namibia.pdf	496.28 KB

Huang Y-H, Kausrud K, Hassim A, Ochai SO, van Schalkwyk OL, Dekker EH, Buyantuev A, Cloete CC, Kilian JW, Mfune JKE, Kamath PL, van Heerden H, Turner WC 2022. Environmental drivers of biseasonal anthrax outbreak dynamics in two multihost savanna systems. Ecological Monographs e1526

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Environmental drivers of biseasonal anthrax outbreak dynamics in two multihost savanna systems.pdf	924.85 KB

Broekman MJE, Hilbers JP, Huijbregts MAJ, Mueller T, Ali AH, Andrén H, Altmann J, Aronsson M, Attias N, Bartlam- Brooks HLA, van Beest FM, Belant JL, Beyer DE, Bidner L, Blaum N, Boone RB, Boyce MS, Brown MB, Cagnacci F, Cerne R, Chamaillé- Jammes S, Dejid N, Dekker J, Desbiez ALJ, Díaz- Munoz SL 2022. Evaluating expert- based habitat suitability information of terrestrial mammals with GPS- tracking data. Global Ecology and Biogeography 31 (8) 1526-1541

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Evaluating expert_based habitat suitability information of terrestrial mammals with GPS_tracking data.pdf	825.14 KB

2020. [South African] Government Gazette, 18 September 2020, No. 43726: National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004) alien and invasive species lists, 2020. List 1: National List of Invasive Terrestrial and Fresh-water Plant Species. List 2: National List of Invasive Marine Plant Species. List 3: National List of Invasive Mammal Species. List 4: National List of Invasive Bird Species. List 5: National List of Invasive Reptile Species. List 6: National List of Invasive Amphibian Species. List 7: National List of Invasive Fresh-water Fish Species, National List of Invasive Marine Fish Species. List 8: National List of Invasive Terrestrial Invertebrate Species. List 9: National List of Invasive Fresh-water Invertebrate Species. List 10: National List of Invasive Marine Invertebrate Species. List 11: National List of Invasive Microbial Species. 31-77

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National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act_2004_alien and invasive species lists_2020.pdf	757.52 KB

Balme GA, Pitman RT, Robinson HS, Miller JRB, Funston PJ, Hunter LTB 2017. Leopard distribution and abundance is unaffected by interference competition with lions. Behavioral Ecology 28 (5) 1348-1358

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Leopard distribution and abundance is unaffected by interference competition with lions.pdf	415.51 KB

Wingate VR, Phinn SR, Kuhn N, Bloemertz L, Dhanjal-Adams KL 2016. Mapping decadal land cover changes in the woodlands of North Eastern Namibia from 1975 to 2014 using the Landsat Satellite archived data. Remote Sensing 8 (8) 681

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Mapping decadal land cover changes in the woodlands of north eastern Namibia from 1975 to 2014.pdf	1.06 MB

Seely MK, Henschel JR, Zeidler J, Shanyengana ESC 2000. Namib research: its development at Gobabeb and implications for Namibia. Journal of the Namibia Scientific Society 48 62-88

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Namib Research_its development at Gobabeb and implications for Namibia.pdf	896.37 KB

Treonis AM, Marais E, Maggs-Kölling G 2022. Nematode communities indicate diverse soil functioning across a fog gradient in the Namib Desert gravel plains. Ecology and Evolution 12 (6) e9013

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Nematode communities indicate diverse soil functioning across a fog gradient in the Namib Desert gravel plains.pdf	1.47 MB

Amakali AM, Halajian A, Wilhelm MR, Tjipute M, Heckmann R, Luus-Powell W 2022. Selected parasites of silver kob (Argyrosomus inodorus) (Actinopterygii: Sciaenidae) from northern Namibia. South African Journal of Science 118 (1/2)

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Selected parasites of silver kob.pdf	494.59 KB

Wildermuth B, Oldeland J, Arning C, Gunter F, Strohbach B, Jürgens N 2022. Spatial patterns and life histories of Macrotermes michaelseni termite mounds reflect intraspecific competition: insights of a temporal comparison spanning 12 years. Ecography 2022 e06306

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Spatial patterns and life histories of Macrotermes michaelseni termite mounds.pdf	669.08 KB

Hanrahan SA, Kirchner WH 1997. The effect of wind on foraging activity of the tenebrionid beetle Lepidochora discoidalis in the sand dunes of the Namib Desert. South African Journal of Zoology 32 (4) 136-139

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The effect of wind on foraging activity of the tenebrionid beetle Lepidochora discoidalis in the sand dunes of the Namib Desert.pdf	198.44 KB

Gordon R 2000. The stat(us) of Namibian Anthropology. Cimbebasia 16 1-23

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The status of Namibian anthropoly_a review.pdf	1.68 MB

Fearey J, Elwen S, Dines S, James B, Gridley T 2021. Using signature whistles to investigate population dynamics of locally threatened bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Namibia. Journal of the Namibia Scientific Society 68 89-101

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Using signature whistles to investigate population dynamics of locally threatened bottlenose dolphins.pdf	2.84 MB

Strohbach B 2021. Vegetation survey of the Khomas Hochland in central-western Namibia: syntaxonomical descriptions. Bothalia 51 (2)

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Vegetation survey of the Khomas Hochland in central_western Namibia.pdf	1.94 MB

Landa J, Neshuku H, Mwanangombe C, Kathena J 2022. Age and growth of monkfish (Lophius vomerinus) in Namibian waters based on illicia age estimation and length frequency analysis. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 274

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272771422002037

Scott L, Gil-Romera G, Marais E, Brook GA 2022. Holocene environmental change along the central Namib Desert escarpment derived from hyrax and owl dung. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 305 104746

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0034666722001440

Wiggs GFS, Baddock MC, Thomas DSG, Washington R, Nield JM, Engelstaedter S, Bryant RG, Eckardt FD, von Holdt JRC, Kötting S 2022. Quantifying mechanisms of aeolian dust emission: Field measurements at Etosha Pan, Namibia. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface 127 e2022JF006675

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Quantifying mechanisms of aeolian dust emission_Field measurements at Etosha Pan.pdf	1.3 MB

Fischer H, Portas R, Edwards S 2022. A preliminary comparison of brown hyaena activity patterns at den sites located within a protected reserve and a commercial farmland. Namibian Journal of Environment 6 (B) 1-5

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A preliminary comparison of brown hyaena activity patterns at den sites located within a protected reserve and a commercial farmland.pdf	1.17 MB

Begg CM, Begg KS, Do Linh San E, du Toit JT, Mills MGL 2022. Interactions between honey badgers and other predators in the southern Kalahari. Small Carnivores: Evolution, Ecology, Behaviour, and Conservation

Website link:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118943274.ch17

Suresh N, Cargill DC 2022. The African species Riccia okahandjana S.W. Arnell (Ricciaceae, Marchantiophyta), a new record for India. Phytotaxa 548 (1)

Website link:https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.548.1.9

Kaura U 2007. Seed production, viability and germination potential of Citrullus lanatus in the King Nehale Conservancy.

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Seed production_viability and germination potential of Citrullus lanatus in the King Nehale conservancy.pdf	843.53 KB

Andela N, Morton DC, Giglio L, Chen Y, van der Werf GR, Kasibhatla PS, Defries RS, Collatz GJ, Hantson S, Kloster S, Bachelet D, Forrest M, Lasslop G, Li F, Mangeon S, Melton JR, Yue C, Randerson JT 2017. A human-driven decline in global burned area. Science 356 1356–1362

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A human_driven decline in global burned area.pdf	1.84 MB

Smit IPJ, Joubert M, Smith K, van Wilgen N, Strydom T, Baard J, Herbst M 2022. Fire as friend or foe: the role of scientists in balancing media coverage of fires in National Parks. African Journal of Range and Forage Science 39 (1) 136-147

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Fire as friend or foe the role of scientists in balancing media coverage of fires in National Parks.pdf	299.77 KB

van den Heever L, Elburg MA, Iaccheri L, Naidoo V, Ueckermann H, Bybee G, Smit‑Robinson HA, Whitecross MA, McKechnie AE 2022. Identifying the origin of lead poisoning in white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) chicks at an important South African breeding colony: a stable lead isotope approach. Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Website link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-022-23209-z