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An accumulation of loose sand heaped up by the wind, commonly found along low-lying seashores above high-tide level, more rarely on the border of large lakes or river valleys, as well as in various desert regions, where there is abundant dry surface sand during some part of the year. (Source: BJGEO)

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Linear dunes, their structure, age and migration.

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Linear dunes_their structure_age and migration.pdf	730.31 KB

Bristow CS, Duller GAT, Lancaster N 2007. Age and dynamics of linear dunes in the Namib Desert. Geology 35 (6) 555-558

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Age and dynamics of linear dunes in the Namib Desert_2007.pdf	449.87 KB

2008. Walvis Bay Biodiversity Report 2008.

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Walvis Bay Biodiversity Report 2008.pdf	3.37 MB

Rössl R, Henschel JR 1999. Ecology and diet of Psammoduon deserticola (Simon) (Araneae: Zodariidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 11 (4) 155-157

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Ecology and diet of Psammoduon deserticola_1999.pdf	159.1 KB

Henschel JR 1991. A trap to capture burrowing arachnids. Journal of Arachnology 19 150-152

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A trap to capture burrowing arachnids_1991.pdf	118.6 KB

Henschel JR 1990. Spiders wheel to escape. South Africa Journal of Science 86 (3) 151-152

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Spiders wheel to escape.pdf	168.79 KB

Norgaard T, Nilsson D-E, Henschel JR, Garm A, Wehner R 2008. Vision in the nocturnal wandering spider Leucorchestris arenicola (Araneae: Sparassidae). The Journal of Experimental Biology 211 816-823

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Vision in the nocturnal wandering spider Leucorchestris arenicola.pdf	703.72 KB

Henschel JR 1990. The biology of Leucorchestris arenicola (Araneae: Heteropodidae), a burrowing spider of the Namib dunes. Namib Ecology, 25 Years Of Namib Research 7 115-127

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The biology of Leucorchestris arenicola.pdf	637.31 KB

2013. Project proposal: A study of the population densities, movement patterns and land uses of oryx, springbok and mountain zebra in and around the Greater Sossusvlei-Namib Landscape (31 May 2013).

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Project proposal on a study of movement patterns and land use.pdf	1.43 MB

Hauptfleisch M 2016. Ungulate movements in the Greater Sossusvlei Namib Landscape. Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST).

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Faculty of Natural Resources and Spatial Sciences.pptx	7.46 MB

Demasius E 2003. Damara Terns and the upcoming holiday season. Lanioturdus 36 (4) 12-14

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Damara Terns and the upcoming holiday season_2003.pdf	391.28 KB

Simmons R 2001. Successful conservation measures for Damara Terns in Namibia. Lanioturdus 34 (1) 14-16

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Successful conservation methods for Damara Terns in Namibia.pdf	221.83 KB

von Ludwiger K, Brand H-J 2000. Erste sichtung eines Glockenreihers in Sossusvlei. Lanioturdus 33 (1&2) 27-28

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Erste sichtung eines Glockenreihers in Sossusvlei_2000.pdf	228.77 KB

Teller JT, Rybak M, Rybak A, Lancaster N, Rutter N, Ward JD 1988. Diatoms and other fossil remains in calcareous lacustrine sediments of the northern Namib Sand Sea, South West Africa/Namibia. Geomorphological studies in Southern Africa : proceedings of the Symposium on the Geomorphology of Southern Africa, 8-11 April, 1988 159-174

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Diatoms and other fossil remains in calcareous lacustrine sediments of the northern Namib Sand Sea_1988.pdf	9.29 MB

Website link:http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1693325

Scholz H 1971. Calcretes and their formation: a survey based on observations in South-West-Africa. Pedologie 21 (2) 170-180

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Calcretes and their formation_a survey.pdf	4.62 MB

Nagtegaal PJC 1973. Adhesion ripple and barchan dune sands of the recent Namib (S.W.Africa) and Permian Rotliegend (NW Europe) deserts. Madoqua II 2 (2) 5-19

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Adhesion_ripple and barchandune sands of the recent Namib_1973.pdf	2.11 MB

Harmse JT 1980. Die noordwaartse begrensing van die duinsee van die sentrale Namib langs die benede-Kuiseb.

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Die noordwaartse begrensing van die duinsee van die sentrale Namib langs die benede_Kuiseb_1980.pdf	138.8 MB

Laycock PA 1975. A brief gerbil trapping survey in an inter-dune valley in the Namib Desert. Madoqua II 4 (74-80) 95-97

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A brief gerbil trapping survey in an inter_dune valley in the Namib Desert_1975.pdf	1.78 MB

Lageat Y 1994. Le désert du Namib central. Annales de Géographie 578 339-360

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Le desert du Namib central.pdf	11.83 MB

Eichler H 1990. Von Wasser und Wind in der zentralen Namib (Namibia) - Bemerkungen zum wenig beachteten Feuchtehaushalt in den Dünensanden einer Nebelwüste. Mainzer Geographische Studien 34 61-76

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Von Wasser und Wind in der zentralen Namib.pdf	8.97 MB

Curtis BA 1990. Behaviour and ecophysiology of the Namib dune ant, Camponotus detritus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Namib ecology 25 years of Namib research. Transvaal Museum Monographs 7 129-133

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Behaviour and ecophysiology of the Namib dune ant_1990.pdf	4.95 MB

Seely MK, Ward JD 2006. Dunes 2006 excursion - fieldguide: Ecological aspects of dunes in the central Namib desert.

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Ecological aspects of dunes in the central Namib desert.pdf	12.4 MB

Barnes J 1999. Barchan dune morphology, migration and management on the Kuiseb River delta, Namibia.

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Barchan dune morphology_migration and management on the Kuiseb River delta_Namibia_1999.pdf	34.72 MB

Wasiolka B 2007. The impact of overgrazing on reptile diversity and population dynamics of Pedioplanis l. lineoocellata in the southern Kalahari, South Africa.

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Impact of overgrazing on reptile diversity and population dynamics of Pedioplanis_southern Kalahari.pdf	3.18 MB

Krapf C 2003. Ephemeral river systems at the Skeleton Coast, NW-Namibia. Sedimentological and geomorphological studies on the braided river dominated Koigab Fan, the Cenozoic succession in the Uniabmond area and comparative studies on fluvio-aeolian interaction between.

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Ephemeral river systems at the Skeleton Coast_2003.pdf	16.8 MB

Wiesel I 2005. Inventory, mapping and increased awareness of the brown hyena and other large predators in the Sperrgebiet and surrounding areas, Namibia.

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Inventory_mapping and increased awareness of the brown hyena and other large predators in the Sperrgebiet and surrounding areas.pdf	5.25 MB

Noli G 1993. The tourist potential of the Sperrgebiet of the Namib desert, being the area within 100km of the Atlantic coastline bordered by the 26th parallel in the north and by the Orange River in the South.

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The tourist potential of the Sperrgebiet of the Namib desert.pdf	3.55 MB

2015. Final Environmental Impact Assessment Report Sand Rose Investments (Pty) Ltd - Establishment of the Namibia International Convention and Exhibition Centre: Desert Rose.

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Sand Rose Investments Ltd Oct 2015.pdf	4.92 MB

Holm E 1969. Contribution to the knowledge of the biology of the Namib Desert golden mole, Eremitalpa granti namibensis Bauer and Niethammer 1959. Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station 41 37-42

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Contribution to the knowledge of the biology of the Namib Desert golden mole.pdf	1.06 MB

Therond J 1963. About a small collection of Histeridae (Coleoptera) from the sandy dunes of the northern Namib Desert. Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station 20 1-3

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About a small collection of Histeridae _Coleoptera_ from the sandy dunes of northern Namib Desert_1963.pdf	574.31 KB

Schulze L 1963. The Tenebrionidae of southern Africa XXXVIII: On the morphology of the larvae of some Stizopina (Coleoptera: Opatrini). Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station 19 1-23

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On the morphology of the larvae of some Stizopina.pdf	4.04 MB

Koch C 1963. The Tenebrionidae of Suthern Africa XXIX: Luebbertia plana gen. et spec.nov., with a dichotomic analysis of Stizopina (Opatrini). Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station 18 1-87

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Luebbertia plana gen_ et spec_nov.pdf	12.55 MB

Schulze L 1962. The Tenebrionidae of southern Africa XXXIII: Description of the larvae of Gonopus tibialis Fabricius and Gonopus agrestis Fahraeus (Gonopina, sensu Koch 1956). Cimbebasia 5 1-12

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Description of the larvae of Gonopus tibialis Fabricius and Gonopus agrestis Fahraeus.pdf	1.49 MB

Koch C 1962. The Tenebrionidae of southern Africa XXXII: New psammophilous species from the Namib Desert. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 24 107-159

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New psammophilous species from the Namib Desert.pdf	4.81 MB

Koch C 1961. Some aspects of abundant life in the vegetationless sand of the Namib Desert dunes positive psammotropism in tenebrionid-beetles. Journal of the South West African Scientific Society 15 9-34

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Some aspects of abundant life in the vegetationless sand of the Namib Desert dunes positive psammotropism in tenebrionid beetles.pdf	1.89 MB

Hamilton III WJ, Coetzee CG 1969. Thermoregulatory behaviour of the vegetarian lizard Angolosaurus skoogi on the vegetationless northern Namib Desert dunes. Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station 47 95-103

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Thermoregulatory behaviour of the vegetarian lizard Angolosaurus skoogi on the vegetationless northern Namib Desert dunes.pdf	823.25 KB

Schulze L 1969. The Tenebrionidae of southern Africa part XLII: Description of the early stages of Carchares macer Pascoe and Herpiscius someri Solier with a discussion of some phylogenetic aspects arising from the incongruities of adult and larval systematics. Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station 53 139-149

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The Tenebrionidae of southern Africa_XLII.pdf	1.07 MB

Koch C 1969. The Tenebrionidae of Southern Africa (Col.) part LIII: Cardiosis hamiltonuli a new ultra-psammophilous species from the dunes in the Namib Desert. Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station 52 129-138

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The Tenebrionidae of Southern Africa_LIII.pdf	1.5 MB

Kühnelt G 1969. On the biology and temperature accommodation of Lepidochora argentogrisea Koch (Col. Tenebrionidae). Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station 51 121-128

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On the biology and temperature accommodation of Lepidochora argentogrisea Koch.pdf	1.19 MB

Scholz H 1972. The soils of the central Namib desert with special consideration of the soils in the vicinity of Gobabeb. Madoqua 2 (1) 33-51

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The soils of the central Namib Desert with special consideration of the soils in the vacinity of Gobabeb.pdf	4.15 MB

Teller JT, Lancaster N 1986. History of sediments at Khommabes, central Namib Desert. Madoqua 14 (4) 409-420

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History of sediments at Khommabes.pdf	1.68 MB

Goudie A 1972. Climate, weathering, crust formation, dunes, and fluvial features of the Central Namib Desert, near Gobabeb, South West Africa. Madoqua 2 (1) 15-31

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Climate_weathering_crust formation_dunes_and fluvial features of the Central Namib Desert.pdf	2.18 MB

Hanrahan SA, Yeaton RI 1987. Population estimates of Onymacris bicolor (Coleoptera Tenebrionidae) in the dunefields of the Skeleton Coast Park, South West Africa/Namibia. Madoqua 15 (2) 175-181

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Population estimates of Onymacris bicolor_Skeleton Coast Park.pdf	1.04 MB

McFarlane MJ, Eckardt FD 2007. Palaeodune morphology associated with the Gumare fault of the Okavango graben in the Botswana/Namibia borderland: a new model of tectonic influence. South Africa Journal of Geology 110 535-542

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2007_SAJG_Palaeodune morphology_23.pdf	2.71 MB

Hipondoka MHT, Busche D, Kempf J 2004. Source of Lunette dune sediments: A geomorphic terrain analysis approach in Etosha National Park, Namibia. Erdkunde 58 212-220

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SOURCE OF LUNETTE DUNE SEDIMENTS.pdf	208.22 KB

2014. Strategic collaborative management and development plan for Greater Sossusvlei - Namib Landscape 2013 - 2018.

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GSNL_A_Strategic_Collaborative_Management_and_Development_Plan.pdf	744.52 KB

Coetzee CG 1969. The distribution of mammals in the Namib Desert and adjoining inland escarpment. Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station 40 23-36

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The distribution of mammals in the Namib Desert and adjoining inland escarpment.pdf	2.51 MB

Watson RT, Irish J 1988. An introduction to the Lepismatidae (Thysanura: Insecta) of the Namib Desert sand dunes. Madoqua 15 (4) 285-293

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An introduction to the Lepismatidae _Thysanura Insecta_ of the Namib Desert sand dunes_1988.pdf	1.28 MB

Irish J, Mendes LF 1988. New genera and species of ultrapsammophilous Namib Desert Lepismatidae (Thysanura). Madoqua 15 (4) 275-284

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New genera and species of ultrapsammophilous Namib Desert Lepismatidae.pdf	1.64 MB

2008. Biodiversity Report for the Municipality of Walvis Bay, February 2008.

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Walvis bay Biodiversity_Report_1.pdf	1.58 MB