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ecosystem research

Study of the ways in which plants, animals, and microbes interact with each other and with their physical environment and of the processes involving the circulation, transformation and accumulation of both matter, especially nutrient materials, and energy. (Source: CULTER / PARCORa)


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Klaus J, Kulls C, Dahan O 2008. Evaluating the recharge mechanism of the Lower Kuiseb Dune area using mixing cell modeling and residence time data. Journal of Hydrology 358 (3 - 4) 304 - 316
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002216940800293X
Joubert DF, Rothauge A 2001. A preliminary State-and-Transition Model for Managers of Semi-Arid Rangeland in Central Namibia.
Joubert DF, Rothauge A, Smit GN 2008. A conceptual model of vegetation dynamics in the semiarid Highland savanna of Namibia, with particular reference to bush thickening by Acacia mellifera. Journal of Arid Environments 72 (12) 2201 - 2210
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196308001900
Jacobson PJ, Jacobson KM, Angermeier PL, Cherry DS 1999. Transport, retention, and ecological significance of woody debris within a large ephemeral river. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 18 (4) 429 - 444
Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/1468376
Jacobson KM 1997. Moisture and substrate stability determine VA-mycorrhizal fungal community distribution and structure in an arid grassland. Journal of Arid Environments 35 59 - 75
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Moisture and substrate stability determine VA_mycorrhizal fungal community distribution and structure in an arid grassland.pdf 149.29 KB
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196385701401
Jürgens N, Schmiedel U, Haarmeyer DH, Dengler J, Finckh M, Goetze D, Gröngröft A, Hahn K, Koulibaly A, Luther-Mosebach J, Muche G, Oldeland J, Petersen A, Porembski S, Rutherford MC, Schmidt M, Sinsin B, Strohbach BJ, Thiombiano A, Wittig R, Zizka G 2011. The BIOTA Biodiversity Observatories in Africa - a standardized framework for large-scale environmental monitoring. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 184 (2) 655 - 678
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The BIOTA Biodiversity Observatories in Africa_a standardized framework for large_scale environmental monitoring.pdf 883.89 KB
Burke A 2002. Island-Matrix Relationships in Nama Karoo Inselberg Landscapes. Part I: Do Inselbergs Provide a Refuge for Matrix Species?. Plant Ecology 160 (1) 79 - 90
Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/20051236
Irish J 2002. Namibian Mountains: Biodiversity potential based on topography, Windhoek.
Hughes DA, Metzler W 1998. Assessment of three monthly rainfall-runoff models for estimating the water resource yield of semiarid catchments in Namibia. Hydrological Sciences Journal 43 (2) 283 - 297
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Assessment of three monthly rainfall_runoff models for estimating the water resource yield of semiarid catchments in Namibia.pdf 1.11 MB
Hughes DA 1995. Monthly rainfall-runoff models applied to arid and semiarid catchments for water resource estimation purposes. Hydrological Sciences Journal 40 (6) 751 - 769
Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02626669509491463
Hipondoka MHT, Versfeld WD 2006. Root system of Terminalia sericea shrubs across rainfall gradient in a semi-arid environment of Etosha National Park, Namibia. Ecological Indicators 6 (3) 516 - 524
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Root system of Terminalia sericea shrubs across rainfall gradient in a semi_arid environment of Etosha National Park.pdf 3.05 MB
Hassler SK, Kreyling J, Beierkuhnlein C, Eisold J, Samimi C, Wagenseil H, Jentsch A 2010. Vegetation pattern divergence between dry and wet season in a semiarid savanna - Spatio-temporal dynamics of plant diversity in northwest Namibia. Journal of Arid Environments 74 (11) 1516 - 1524
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196310001631
Hagos MG, Smit GN 2005. Soil enrichment by Acacia mellifera subsp. Detinens on nutrient poor sandy soil in a semi-arid southern African savanna. Journal of Arid environments 61 (1) 47 - 59
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196304001661
Hüttich C, Herold M, Strohbach BJ, Dech S 2011. Integrating in-situ, Landsat, and MODIS data for mapping in Southern African savannas: Experiences of LCCS-based land-cover mapping in the Kalahari in Namibia. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 176 (1 - 4) 531 - 547
Website link:http://www.springerlink.com/content/8274n71420g2t2ww/
Hüttich C, Herold M, Wegmann M, Cord A, Strohbach B, Schmullius C, Dech S 2011. Assessing effects of temporal compositing and varying observation periods for large-area land-cover mapping in semi-arid ecosystems: Implications for global monitoring. Remote Sensing of Environment 115 (10) 2445 - 2459
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034425711001775
Hély C, Dowty PR, Alleaume S, Caylor KK, Korontzi S, Swap RJ, Shugart HH, Justice CO 2003. Regional fuel load for two climatically contrasting years in southern Africa. Journal of Geophysical Research 108 (D13) 8475
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Regional fuel load for two climatically contrasting years in southern Africa.pdf 1.04 MB
Hély C, Caylor K, Alleaume S, Swap RJ, Shugart HH 2003. Release of gaseous and particulate carbonaceous compounds from biomass burning during the SAFARI 2000 dry season field campaign. Journal of Geophysical Research 108 (D13) 8470
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Release of gaseous and particulate carbonaceous compounds from biomass burning during the SAFARI 2000 dry season field campaign.pdf 1.12 MB
Goudie AS, Eckardt F 1999. The evolution of the morphological framework of the central Namib desert, Namibia, since the early Cretaceous. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography 81 (3) 443 - 458
Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-0459.00073/abstract
Goldberg K 2001. Zambesian flooded grasslands (AT0907).
Website link:http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at0907_full.html
Geldenhuys CJ 1977. The effect of different regimes of annual burning on two woodland communities in Kavango. South African Forestry Journal 103 (1) 32 - 42
Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00382167.1977.9629467
Günster A 1993. Microhabitat differentiation among serotinous plants in the Namib Desert. Journal of Vegetation Science 4 (5) 585 - 590
Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2307/3236123/abstract
Favier C, Aleman J, Bremond L, Dubois MA, Freycon V, Yangakola J-M 2012. Abrupt shifts in African savanna tree cover along a climatic gradient. Global Ecology and Biogeography 21 (8) 787-797
Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2011.00725.x/abstract
Eitel B, Eberle J, Kuhn R 2002. Holocene environmental change in the Otjiwarongo thornbush savanna (Northern Namibia): Evidence from soils and sediments. Catena 47 (1) 43 - 62
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0341816201001709
Eitel B, Blümel WD, Hüser K, Mauz B 2001. Dust and loessic alluvial deposits in Northwestern Namibia (Damaraland, Kaokoveld): Sedimentology and palaeoclimatic evidence based on luminescence data. Quaternary International 76 - 77
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1040618200000896
Deshmukh IK 1984. A common relationship between precipitation and grassland peak biomass for East and southern Africa. African Journal of Ecology 22 (2) 181 - 186
Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2028.1984.tb00693.x/abstract
Dahan O, Tatarsky B, Enzel Y, Kulls C, Seely M, Benito G 2008. Dynamics of Flood Water Infiltration and Ground Water Recharge in Hyperarid Desert. Ground Water 46 (3) 450 - 461
Website link:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18194313
Cox GW 1987. The origin of vegetation circles on stony soils of the Namib Desert near Gobabeb, South West Africa/Namibia. Journal of Arid Environments 13 237 - 243
Website link:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292220748_The_origin_of_vegetation_circles_on_stony_soils_of_the_Namib_Desert_near_Gobabeb_South_West_AfricaNamibia
Cowlishaw G, Davies JG 1997. Flora of the Pro-Namib Desert Swakop River catchment, Namibia: Community classification and implications for desert vegetation sampling. Journal of Arid Environments 36 (2) 271 - 290
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196396902037
Colditz RR, Keil M, Strohbach B, Geßner U, Schmidt M, Dech S 2007. Vegetation structure mapping with remote sensing time series: Capabilities and improvements. 2007
Website link:http://elib.dlr.de/66563/
Caylor KK, Shugart HH, Rodriguez-Iturbe I 2005. Tree Canopy Effects on Simulated Water Stress in Southern African Savannas. Ecosystems 8 (1) 17 - 32
Website link:http://www.springerlink.com/content/ua4fjykycexgx5y1/
Burke A, Esler KJ, Pienaar E, Barnard P 2003. Species richness and floristic relationships between mesas and their surroundings in southern Africa Nama Karoo. Diversity and Distributions 9 (1) 43 - 53
Website link:http://www.mendeley.com/research/species-richness-and-floristic-relationships-between-mesas-and-their-surroundings-in-southern-african-nama-karoo/
Burke A, Mannheimer C 2003. Towards a density measure for assessments of arid plant populations - examples from the southern Namib Desert. African Journal of Ecology 41 (3) 254 - 256
Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2028.2003.00447.x/abstract
Burke A 2003. The role of Namibian inselbergs in contributing to local and regional plant species richness. Biodiversity and Conservation 12 (3) 469 - 486
Website link:http://www.mendeley.com/research/role-namibian-inselbergs-contributing-local-regional-plant-species-richness/
Burke A 2008. The effect of topsoil treatment on the recovery of rocky plain and outcrop plant communities in Namibia. Journal of Arid Environments 72 (8) 1531 - 1536
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196308000591
Burke A 2006. Savanna trees in Namibia - Factors controlling their distribution at the arid end of the spectrum. Flora 201 (3) 189 - 201
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0367253005001271
Burke A 2002. Properties of soil pockets on arid Nama Karoo inselbergs-the effect of geology and derived landforms. Journal of Arid Environments 50 (2) 219 - 234
Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140196301909073
Burke A 2002. Plant communities of a Central Namib inselberg landscape. Journal of Vegetation Science 13 (4) 483 - 492
Website link:http://www.jstor.org/pss/3236733
Burke A 2002. Island-matrix relationship in Nama Karoo inselberg landscapes. Part II: Are some inselbergs better sources than others?. Plant Ecology 158 41 - 48
Website link:http://www.mendeley.com/research/islandmatrix-relationships-in-nama-karoo-inselberg-landscapes-part-ii-are-some-inselbergs-better-sources-than-others/
Burke A 2003. How special are Etendeka mesas? Flora and elevation gradients in an arid landscape in north-west Namibia. Journal of Arid Environments 55 (4) 747 - 764
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196302002938
Burke A 2004. From plains to inselbergs: Species in special habitats as indicators for climate change?. Journal of Biogeography 31 831 - 841
Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00984.x/full
Burke A 2001. Classification and ordination of plant communities of the Naukluft Mountains, Namibia. Journal of Vegetation Science 12 (1) 53 - 60
Website link:http://www.jstor.org/pss/3236673
Burke A 2004. A preliminary account of patterns of endemism in Namibia's Sperrgebiet - the succulent karoo. Journal of Biogeography 31 1613 - 1622
Website link:http://www.mendeley.com/research/a-preliminary-account-of-patterns-of-endemism-in-namibias-sperrgebiet-the-succulent-karoo/
Burke A 2004. Vegetation types of the Brukkaros Mountain - a hide-out for some winter-rain related species and range resources?. Journal of the Namibia Scientific Society 51 97 - 113
Website link:http://www.namibiana.de/de/journal-vol-51-2003.html
Bullard JE, Nash D 2000. Valley-marginal sand dunes in the south-west Kalahari: Their nature, classification and possible origins. Journal of Arid Environments 45 (4) 369 - 383
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196300906463
Bucini G, Hanan NP 2007. A continental-scale analysis of tree cover in African savannas. Global Ecology and Biogeography 16 (5) 93 - 605
Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2007.00325.x/full
Botes A, Henderson J, Nakale T, Nantanga K, Schachtschneider K, Seely M 2003. Ephemeral rivers and their development: Testing an approach to basin management committees on the Kuiseb River, Namibia. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C 28 (20 - 27) 853 - 858
Website link:http://journals2.scholarsportal.info/details.xqy?uri=/14747065/v28i20-27/853_eratdtcotkrn.xml
Open Grey - System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe.
Website link:http://www.opengrey.eu/
Gobabeb Training and Research Centre.
Website link:http://www.gobabebtrc.org/
2008. Elephant management: A scientific assessment of South Africa.
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Scholes_2009.pdf 12.3 MB
Website link:http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2983
African Journals Online (AJOL).
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