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A coordinated body of sensory and communications devices that observes, detects or records the outputs or operations of any natural or artificial system in order to construct a history or future of events. (Source: APD / RHW)

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Radio-Collaring Elephants in Namibia with Keith Leggett - EarthWatch Institute (US/International).

Website link:http://www.earthwatch.org/aboutus/research/voices_of_science/radio_collaring_elephants/

May J, Stevens T, Stols A 2002. Monitoring the impact of land reform on quality of life: a South African case study. Social Indicators Research 58 (1/3) 293-312

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/27527012

Schmidt SM 2006. Pastoral community organization, livelihoods and biodiversity conservation in Mongolia's southern Gobi region. USDA Forest Service Proceedings RMRS-P-39 18-29

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Pastoral community organization_livelihoods and biodiversity conservation in Mongolias southern Gobi region.pdf	1021 KB

Atlasing in Namibia - Mammal Atlas.

Website link:http://www.the-eis.com/atlas.php

Atlasing in Namibia - Carnivore Atlas.

Website link:http://www.the-eis.com/atlas

Hamandawana H, Eckardt F, Chanda R 2005. Linking archival and remotely sensed data for long-term environmental monitoring. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 7 (4) 284-298

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0303243405000632

Dumanski J, Pieri C 2000. Land quality indicators: research plan. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 81 (2) 93-102

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167880900001833

Hill J, Hostert P, Tsiourlis G, Kasapidis P, Udelhoven Th, Diemer C 1998. Monitoring 20 years of increased grazing impact on the Greek island of Crete with earth observation satellites. Journal of Arid Environments 39 165-178

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196398903925

Klintenberg P, Seely M 2004. Land Degradation Monitoring in Namibia: A First Approximation. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 99 (1 - 3) 5 - 21

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Land Degradation Monitoring in Namibia_A First Approximation.pdf	1.52 MB

Namibia Desertification.

Website link:http://www.namibia-desertification.org/

Edwards S, Gange A, Wiesel I 2015. Spatio-temporal resource partitioning of water sources by African carnivores on Namibian commercial farmlands. Journal of Zoology 297 (1) 22-31

Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jzo.12248/abstract

Edwards S, Gange AC, Wiesel I 2016. An oasis in the desert: The potential of water sources as camera trap sites in arid environments for surveying a carnivore guild. Journal of Arid Environments 124 304-309

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196315300550

Thorstad EB, Hay CJ, Naesje TF, Chanda B, Okland F 2005. Movements and habitat utilization of nembwe, Serranochromis robustus (Günther, 1864), in the Upper Zambezi River. African Zoology 40 (2) 253-259

Website link:http://journals.co.za/content/afzoo/40/2/EJC17969

Movebank - for animal tracking data.

Website link:https://www.movebank.org/

Naidoo R, du Preez P, Stuart-Hill G, Weaver LC, Jago M, Wegmann W 2012. Factors affecting intraspecific variation in home range size of a large African herbivore. Landscape Ecology 27 (10) 1523-1534

Website link:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-012-9807-3

Collingham YC, Huntley B, Altwegg R, Barnard P, Beveridge OS, Gregopry RD, Mason LR, Oschadleus HD, Simmons RE, Willis SG, Green RE 2014. Prediction of mean adult survival rates of southern African birds from demographic and ecological covariates. Ibis

Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ibi.12195/abstract

Namibia Rangelands - Rangeland Monitoring Project.

Website link:http://www.namibiarangelands.com/

USGS FEWS NET Data Portal.

Website link:https://earlywarning.usgs.gov/fews

Ulfstrand S, Alerstam T 1977. Bird communities of Brachystegia and Acacia woodlands in Zambia - A quantitative study with special reference to the significance of habitat modification for the Palaearctic migrants. Journal für Ornithologie 118 (2) 156-174

Website link:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01648316

Kolberg H MESA - Monitoring for environment and security in Africa - SADCTHEMA.

Website link:http://www.mesasadc.org/

Ludwig A, Meyer H, Nauss T 2016. Automatic classification of Google Earth images for a larger scale monitoring of bush encroachment in South Africa. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 50 89-94

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0303243416300265

García-Ripollés C, López-López P, Urios V 2011. Ranging Behaviour of Non-Breeding Eurasian Griffon Vultures Gyps fulvus: A GPS-Telemetry Study. Acta Ornithologica 46 (2) 127-134

Website link:http://dx.doi.org/10.3161/000164511X625892

The South African Bird Ringing Unit (SAFRING).

Website link:http://safring.adu.org.za/

Velempini K, Perkins JS 2008. Integrating indigenous technical knowledge and modern scientific knowledge for biodiversity conservation and human livelihoods in the southern Kalahari, Botswana. Botswana Notes and Records 39 (Tourism as a Sustainable Development Factor) 75-88

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/41236635

Ringrose S, Lesolle D, Botshoma T, Gopolang B, Vanderpost C, Matheson W 1999. An analysis of vegetation cover components in relation to climatic trends along the Botswana Kalahari Transect. Botswana Notes and Records 31 33-52

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/40980237

McBride CJ 1984. Age and size categories of lion prey in Chobe National Park, Botswana. Botswana Notes and Records 16 139-143

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/40979723

Lindenmayer D, Likens GE 2009. Adaptive monitoring: a new paradigm for long-term research and monitoring. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 24 (9) 482-486

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169534709001219

Citizen Science projects: Atlas of carnivores.

Website link:http://www.the-eis.com/atlas/

Citizen Science projects: Atlas of amphibians.

Website link:http://www.the-eis.com/atlas/

Citizen Science projects: Atlas of mammals.

Website link:http://www.the-eis.com/atlas/

Citizen Science projects: Flamingo tracking.

Website link:http://www.the-eis.com/atlas/

Citizen Science projects: Atlas of alien plants.

Website link:http://www.the-eis.com/atlas/

Taylor ED, Bethune S 1998. Management, conservation and research of internationally shared watercourses in southern Africa - Namibian experience with the Okavango River and rivers of the eastern Caprivi. Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences 41 (1-2) 36-46

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Management_conservation and research of internationally shared watercourses in southern Africa.pdf	1.12 MB

Hibbitts TJ, Whiting MJ 2005. Do male barking geckos (Ptenopus garrulus garrulus) avoid refuges scented by other males?. African Journal of Herpetology 54 (2) 191-194

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21564574.2005.9635533#.VHnBoWctBHg

Jackson SP 1941. A Note on the Climate of Walvis Bay. South African Geographical Journal 23 (1) 46-53

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03736245.1941.10559213#.VG24DlItBHg

Lloyd P, Little RM, Crowe TM, Simmons RE 2001. Rainfall and food availability as factors influencing the migration and breeding activity of Namaqua Sandgrouse, Pterocles namaqua. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology 72 (1-2) 50-62

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/00306520109485287#.VGs-3lItBHg

Stuart-Hill G, Diggle R, Munali B, Tagg J, Ward D 2005. The event book system: A Community-based Natural Resource Monitoring System from Namibia. Biodiversity and Conservation 14 (11) 2611-2631

Website link:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10531-005-8391-0

Paterson B, Petersen SL 2010. EAF implementation in Southern Africa: Lessons learnt. Marine Policy 34 (2) 276-292

Website link:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2009.07.004

Underhill LG, Tree AJ, Oschadleus HD, Parker V 1999. Review of Ring Recoveries of Waterbirds in Southern Africa.

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Review of Ring Recoveries of Waterbirds in Southern Africa.pdf	7.53 MB

Gaerdes J 1974. Geparden in Suedwestafrika. (XIV) 1-12

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Gaerdes_1974_Cheetahs_in_Southwest_Africa_Part1.pdf	652.13 KB

Gaerdes J 1974. Geparden in Suedwestafrika. (XIV) 13-24

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Gaerdes_1974_Cheetahs_in_Southwest_Africa_Part2.pdf	613.69 KB

Gaerdes J 1974. Geparden in Suedwestafrika. (12) 25-31

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Gaerdes_1974_Cheetahs_in_Southwest_Africa_Part3.pdf	372.86 KB

Schlossberg S, Chase MJ, Griffin CR 2016. Testing the Accuracy of Aerial Surveys for Large Mammals: An Experiment with African Savanna Elephants (Loxodonta africana). PLoS ONE 11 (10) e0164904

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Testing the Accuracy of Aerial Surveys for Large Mammals.pdf	2.33 MB

Lee DE, Bond ML 2016. Precision, accuracy, and costs of survey methods for giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis. Journal of Mammalogy 97 (3) 940-948

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Precision_accuracy_and costs of survey methods for giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis.pdf	1.55 MB

2016. Comparison of three techniques to identify and count individual animals in aerial imagery. Journal of Signal and Information Processing 7 123-135

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Comparison of three techniques to identify and count individual animals in aerial imagery.pdf	1.85 MB

Norton-Griffiths M 1978. Counting animals.

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Counting animals_1978.pdf	4.96 MB

Gaidet-Drapier N, Fritz H, Bourgarel M, Renaud P-C, Poilecot P, Chardonnet P, Coid C, Poulet D, Le Bel S 2006. Cost and efficiency of large mammal census techniques: Comparison of methods for a participatory approach in a communal area, Zimbabwe. Biodiversity and Conservation 15 (2) 735-754

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Cost and efficiency of large mammal census techniques.pdf	229.64 KB

Citizen Science projects: Atlas of reptiles - snakes.

Website link:http://www.the-eis.com/atlas/

Citizen Science projects: Atlas of reptiles - non-snakes.

Website link:http://www.the-eis.com/atlas/

Piper SE, Boshoff AF, Scott HA 1999. Modelling survival rates in the Cape Griffon Gyps coprotheres, with emphasis on the effects of supplementary feeding. Bird Study (46) 230-238

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Modelling survival rates in the Cape Griffon Gyps coprotheres with emphasis on the effects of supplementary feeding.pdf	766.95 KB