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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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Ferguson JWH 1989. Summer activity Patterns of the riparian desert beetle Physadesmia globosa. mad 16 (1) 9-13

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Summer activity patterns of the riparian desert beetle.pdf	603.33 KB

Brown CJ 1988. Greater Kestrel and Rednecked Falcon population in the Ganab region of the central Namib Desert. Gabar 3 21 - 25

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Brown CJ 1988 Gabar 3_21_25.pdf	415.77 KB

Tjikurunda H 2002. Productivity of the Camel Thorn (Acacia erioloba) and Ana Tree (Acacia albida) species in the Kuiseb River and the factors that may limit maximum production: an index.

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Productivity of the Camel Thorn and Ana Tree species in the Kuiseb River.pdf	6.54 MB

Hoffman MT, Cowling RM, Douie C, Pierce SM 1989. Seed predation and germination of Acacia erioloba in the Kuiseb River Valley, Namib Desert. South African Journal of Botany 55 (1) 103-106

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Seed predation and germination of Acacia erioloba in Kuiseb Valley_1988.pdf	374.03 KB

Jacobson PJ 1997. Chapter 5: The influence of elephants on Faidherbia albida trees in the northern Namib Desert: a reappraisal. In: An Ephemeral Perspective of Fluvial Ecosystems: Viewing Ephemeral Rivers in the Context of Current Lotic Ecology.

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Influence of elephants on Faidherbia_1997.pdf	928.93 KB

Vogel JC 2003. The age of dead trees at Sossusvlei and Tsondabvlei, Namib Desert, Namibia. Cimbebasia 18 247-251

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The age of dead trees at Sossusvlei and Tsondabvlei_2003.pdf	274.73 KB

Kasaona M 2004. 8: Tree distributeion, vegeative and regenerative growth of seedlings at two selected sites in the Kuiseb River.

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Tree Distribution and growth of seedlings in Kuiseb River_Kasoana.pdf	625.43 KB

Henschel JR, Pallett J, Berry C, Griffin M, Hachfeld B, Makuti O, Seely M 2006. Checklists of the flora and vertebrates of Gobabeb. Journal of the Namibia Scientific Society 54 31-58

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Checklists of the flora and vertebrates of Gobabeb_2006.pdf	14.7 MB

Tschinkel WR 2010. The foraging tunnel system of the Namibian termite, Baucaliotermes hainesi. Journal of Insect Science 10 (65) 1-17

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The Foraging Tunnel System of the Namibian Desert Termite.pdf	2.62 MB

Marsh AC 1990. The biology and ecology of Namib Desert Ants. Namib Ecology: 25 years of Namib Research 7 110-114

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The biology and ecology of Namib Desert Ants_1990.pdf	4.71 MB

van den Eynden V, Vernemmen P, van Damme P 1999. The ethnobotany of the topnaar.

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The ethnobotany of the topnaar.pdf	1.47 MB

Mignon P, Goudie A Granite Landforms of the Central Namib. Acta Universitatis Carolinae 2000 Geographica XXXV 17-38

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Granite Landforms of the Central Namib_2000.pdf	2.96 MB

Bierman PR, Caffee M 2001. Slow Rates of Rock Surface Erosion and Sediment Production across the Namib Desert and Escarpment, Southern Africa. Ameriacan Journal of Science 301 326-358

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Slow Rates of Rock Surface Erosion and Sediment Production across the Namib Desert and Escarpment_2001.pdf	2.53 MB

Ollier CD 1977. Outline geological and geomorphological history of the central Namib Desert. Madoqua 10 (3) 207-212

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Outline geological and geomorphic history of the central Namib Desert_1977.pdf	5.09 MB

Seely MK 1978. Grassland productivity: the desert end of the curve. South African Journal of Science 74 295-297

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Grassland productivity_ the desert end of the curve.pdf	306.01 KB

Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF) 2010. The Sperrgebiet Land Use Plan.

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skep_sperrgebiet_land_use_plan.pdf	1.17 MB

Williamson G 1997. Preliminary account of the floristic zones of the Sperregebiet (Protected Diamond Area) in southwest Namibia. Dinteria 25 1-68

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Preliminary account of the floristic zones of the Sperregebiet_1997.pdf	4.93 MB

Mayrhofer H, Wirth V 2011. Rinodina australiensis (lichenized Ascomycetes, Physciaceae) recorded from Africa. Herzogia 24 (1) 53-57

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Mayrhofer_Wirth_Herzogia_2011.pdf	1.85 MB

Wessels DCJ Lichens of the Namib Desert, South West Africa/Namibia. Dinteria 20 (3-22) 1989

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Dinteria 20_1989_1.pdf	2.61 MB

Büdel B, Wessels DCJ 1986. Parmelia hueana Gyeln., a Vagrant Lichen from the Namib Desert, SWA/Namibia. I Anatomical and Reproductive Adaptations. Dinteria 18 3-15

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Dinteria 18_1986_1.pdf	1.35 MB

Wirth V 2010. Lichens of the Namib Desert - A guide to their identification.

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Lichens of the Namib Desert_Flyer_Wirth.pdf	364.12 KB

von Willert DJ, Eller BM, Werger MJA, Brinckmann E, Ihlenfeldt HD 1992. Life Strategies of Succulents in Deserts with Special Reference to the Namib Desert.

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Martin Book Review.pdf	182.61 KB

Website link:http://www.cambridge.org/de/knowledge/isbn/item5707313/Life%20Strategies%20of%20Succulents%20in%20Deserts/?site_locale=de_DE

Ito M 2005. Changes in the Distribution of the !Nara Plant that affect the life of the Topnaar People in the lower Kuiseb River, Namib Desert. African Study Monographs 30 65-75

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Changes in the Distribution of the Nara Plant that affect the life of the Topnaar People in the lower Kuiseb River_2005.pdf	212.7 KB

Seely M 1973. Kuiseb River life sustaining barrier. SWA Annual 153-157

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Kuiseb River life sustaining barrier.pdf	303.53 KB

Bauer AM, Russell AP 1991. Pedal specialisations in dune-dwelling geckos. Journal of Arid Environments 20 43-62

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Pedal specialisations in dune_dwelling geckos_1991.pdf	2.99 MB

Louw GN 1990. Physiological studies on the Namib fauna: a brief critique. Namib Ecology: 25 years of Namib Research 7 203-207

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Physiological Studies on the Namib Fauna_ A Brief Critique_1990.pdf	4.71 MB

Mitchell D, Laburn HP, Matter M, McClain E 1990. Fever in Namib and other ectotherms. Namib Ecology: 25 years of Namib Research 7 179-192

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Fever in Namib and other ectotherms.pdf	2.32 MB

Brain C 1990. Aspects of drinking by baboons (Papioursinus) in a desert environment. Namib Ecology: 25 years of Namib Research 7 169-172

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Aspects of Drinking by Baboons_1990.pdf	4.71 MB

Robinson D 1990. Comments on the Reproductive Biology of the Namib Desert Dune Lizard, Aporosaura anchietae, During Two Years of Very Different Rainfall. Namib ecology: 25 years of Namib research 7 163-168

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Comments on the Reproductive Biology of the Namib Desert_1990.pdf	4.71 MB

Seely MK, Mitchell D, Goelst K 1990. Boundary layer Microclimate and Angolosaurus skoogi (Sauria: Cordylidae) activity on a northern Namib dune. Namib ecology: 25 years of Namib research 7 156-162

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Boundary Layer Microclimate and Angolosaurus skoog_Namib Dune_1990.pdf	4.71 MB

2012. Namib Sand Sea World Heritage Nomination Annexes.

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Namib Sand Sea World Heritage Nomination Annexes_2012.pdf	22.24 MB

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