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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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1964. Die Stammsukkulenten Pelargonien des Lüderitz-Distriktes (Südwestafrika). Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München
5 229-245
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| Die Stammsukkulenten Pelargonien des Luederitz_1964.pdf | 4.44 MB |
1908. Asterina lüderitziana, eine neue Art aus Sudwest-Afrika. Jahrbuecher Des Vereins Fuer Naturkunde Wiesbaden
61 196-198
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| Asterina luderitziana_a new species from South West Africa.pdf | 571.44 KB |
1969. Eine neue Aloe aus der Namib. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München
8 123-126
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| Eine neue Aloe aus der Namib_1969.pdf | 1.33 MB |
2017. Greater Sossusvlei Namib Landscape (GSNL): Tracking ungulate movements.
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| Tracking ungulate movements.pdf | 2.23 MB |
2016. Terra Incognito: Bird Atlasing Expedition to the Tsaukhaeb (Sperrgebiet) National Park. Lanioturdus
49 (2) 2-7
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| Bird Atlasing Expedition to the Tsaukhaeb National Park_2016.pdf | 713.75 KB |
1991. Strange visitors to the desert. Lanioturdus
26 (1) 30
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| Strange visitors to the desert_1991.pdf | 160.98 KB |
1962. Composition, xerophilous character and origin of the Namib Tenebrionidae. Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station
5 66-69
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| Composition_xerophilous character and origin of the Namib Tenebrionidae_1962.pdf | 571.96 KB |
1980. Eine neue Paractenodia- art (Col. Meloidae) aus der Wüste Namib. Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station
50 119-120
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| Eine neue Paractenodia_art aus der wuste Namib.pdf | 157.61 KB |
1977. Thermoregulatory behaviour. Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station
47 96-98
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| Thermoregulatory behaviour_1977.pdf | 233.7 KB |
2006. Does territorial behaviour in the desert-living spider Leucorchestris arenicola Lawrence (Araneae: Sparassidae) affect its spatial distribution?. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society
13 (9) 341-346
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| Does territorial behaviour in the desert_living spider Leucorchestris arenicola Lawrence affect its spatial distribution_2006.pdf | 696.36 KB |
2006. Tracking the Namib Desert spider Leucorchestris arenicola-reading the story in the sand (Arachnida, Araneae, Sparassidae). Senckenbergiana biologica
86 (2) 211-218
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| Tracking the Namib Desert spider Leucorchestris arenicola_reading the story in the sand.pdf | 1.28 MB |
2007. Dew occurrence and collection in Gobabeb, Central Namib Desert.
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| Dew occurrence and collection in Gobabeb_Central Namib Desert_2007.pdf | 1.03 MB |
2009. Water isotopes and the ecohydrology of fog in the Central Namib Desert: Initial results.
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| Water isotopes and the ecohydrology of fog in the Central Namib Desert.pdf | 129.85 KB |
2009. Learning from the Desert. Journal of Arid Land Studies
19 (1) 1-3
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| Learning from the Desert.pdf | 54.2 KB |
2010. Multiple stable isotope tracers of fog use by Namib Desert plants. Geophysical Research Abstracts
12 EGU2010-7683
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| Multiple stable isotope tracers of fog use by Namib Desert plants.pdf | 50.54 KB |
1998. Evaluation of Fog-Harvesting Potential in Namibia.
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| Evaluation of Fog_Harvesting Potential in Namibia_1998.pdf | 183.32 KB |
1991. Animal ecophysiology in the Namib Desert: Coping with little water, scarce food and elevated. Ecology of Desert Environments
423-457
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| Animal ecophysiology in the Namib Desert_1991.pdf | 2.34 MB |
1980. Energetics and water relations of Namib desert rodents. South African Journal of Zoology
15 (3) 131-137
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| Energetics and water relations of Namib desert rodents_1980.pdf | 1002.65 KB |
1995. Tool use by spiders: stone selection and placement by corolla spiders Ariadna (Segestriidae) of the Namib Desert. Ethology
101 (3) 187-199
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| Tool use by spiders_stone selection and placement by corolla spiders Ariadna.pdf | 376.27 KB |
Linear dunes, their structure, age and migration.
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| Linear dunes_their structure_age and migration.pdf | 730.31 KB |
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 |
2016. The impact of rainfall on soil moisture dynamics in a foggy desert. Plos ONE
11 (10) e0164982
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| The Impact of Rainfall on Soil Moisture Dynamics in a Foggy Desert.pdf | 3.28 MB |
2010. The role of fog in the ecohydrology and biogeochemistry of the Namib Desert.
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| The role of fog in the ecohydrology and biogeochemistry of the Namib Desert.pdf | 10.2 MB |
2008. Walvis Bay Biodiversity Report 2008.
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| Walvis Bay Biodiversity Report 2008.pdf | 3.37 MB |
2003. On the systematic status of the desert plated lizard (Angolosaurus skoogi): phylogenetic inference from DNA sequence analysis of the African Gerrhosauridae. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
78 253-261
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| On the systematic status of the desert plated lizard.pdf | 298.19 KB |
1989. On the parapatric existence of two species of the Pedioplanis undata group (Reptilia: Sauria: Lacertidae) in the central Namib desert (Southwest Africa) with description of the new species Pedioplanis husabensis. Herpetozoa
1 (3-4) 83-95
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| On the parapatric existence of two species of the Pedioplanis undata group_central Namib Desert.pdf | 1.37 MB |
2014. The actively foraging desert lizard Pedioplanis husabensis (Husab Sand Lizard) behaviorally optimizes its energetic economy. Canadian Journal of Zoology
92 (19) 905-913
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| The actively foraging desert lizard Pedioplanis husabensis.pdf | 282.9 KB |
2001. Energy expenditure and water flux of freeliving dune larks in the Namib desert: a test of the re-allocation hypothesis on a desert bird. Functional Ecology
15 175-185
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| Energy expenditure and water flux of freeliving dune larks in the Namib desert_2001.pdf | 736.76 KB |
1990. Heat production and evaporative water loss of dune larks from the Namib desert. Condor
101 432-438
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| Heat production and evaporative water loss of dune larks from the Namib desert.pdf | 612.69 KB |
1976. The genus Nebalia in South and South West Africa (Crustacea, Leptostraca). Cimbebasia
4 (8) 155-162
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| The genus Nebalia in South and South West Africa.pdf | 4.13 MB |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
1992. Tick infestation of baboons (Papio ursinus) in the Namib Desert. Journal of Wildlife Diseases
28 (2) 188-191
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| Tick infestation of baboons_Namib Desert.pdf | 596.35 KB |
1972. New Mydaidae (Diptera) from the Namib Desert and South-Western Africa. Annals of the South African Museum
60 (3) 109-171
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| New Mydaidae_Diptera_from the Namib Desert and South_Western Africa.pdf | 28.68 MB |
Eco-physiological responses of ungulates towards heat and drought in the Damaraland desert of Namibia.
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| Eco_physiological responses of ungulates towards heat and drought in the Damaraland desert of Namibia.pdf | 1.23 MB |
1994. Energy, water, and food use by springbok antelope (Antidorcas marsupialis) in the Kalahari Desert. Journal of Mammalogy
75 (4) 860-872
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| Energy_water_and food use by springbok antelope_1994.pdf | 6.57 MB |
2013. A Strategic collaborative management and development plan for Greater Sossusvlei - Namib Landscape 2013 - 2018. Namibia Protected Landscape Conservation Areas Initiative (NAM-PLACE).
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| A Strategic collaborative management and development plan for Greater Sossusvlei_Namib Landscape_2013.pdf | 744.52 KB |
2015. Dietary and spatial strategies of gemsbok (Oryx g. gazella) and springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) in response to drought in the desert environment of the Kunene Region, Namibia.
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| Dietary and spatial strategies of gemsbok_2015.pdf | 8.26 MB |
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 |
2010. Neue Arten der Flechtenfamilie Teloschistaceae aus der Namibwüste und der Sukkulenten-Karoo (SW-Afrika). Herzogia
23 179-194
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| New species of the lichen family Teloschistaceae from the Namib Desert.pdf | 144.11 KB |
1987. The birds around the Rössing Uranium Mine, central Namib Desert, a preliminary list. Lanioturdus
23 (3/4) 61 - 74
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| The birds around Roessing_1987.pdf | 552.12 KB |
2016. Genetic connectivity across marginal habitats: the elephants of the Namib Desert. Ecology and Evolution
6 (17) 6189-6201
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| Genetic connectivity across marginal habitats_elephants of the Namib Desert.pdf | 482.74 KB |
2015. Home range and use of diurnal shelters by the Etendeka round-eared sengi, a newly discovered Namibian endemic desert mammal. PeerJ
e1302
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| Home range and use of diurnal shelters by the Etendeka round_eared sengi.pdf | 20.04 MB |
1993. Seven stone spiders on the gravel plains of the Namib Desert. Bollettino dell'Accademia Gioenia di Scienze Naturali in Catania
26 77-83
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| Seven stone spiders on the gravel plains of the Namib Desert.pdf | 343.37 KB |
1977. A new geographical race of the Fiscal Shrike Lanius collaris Linnaeus from the deserts of South West Africa and Angola. Mitteilungen Ornitologische Arbeitsgruppe SWA Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft
12 (8 - 9) 4 - 5
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| A new geographical race of the Fiscal Shrike Lanius collaris Linnaeus from the deserts of South West Africa and Angola_1977.pdf | 286.8 KB |
1987. Historical records of birds along the Namib Coast. Lanioturdus
23 (3/4) 75-79
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| Historical records of birds along the Namib coast_1987.pdf | 337.49 KB |
1986. Damara terns: Nonbreeding population and post-fledging feeding in the Lüderitz area of SWA/Namibia. Lanioturdus
22 (2) 32-34
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| Damara terns_Nonbreeding population and post_fledging feeding in the Luederitz area.pdf | 237.1 KB |