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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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Jin Z, Li F, Liu L, Jiao H, Cui L 2025. Automatic classification of coastal sand dunes in the Namib Desert through the texture analysis approach. Journal of Arid Land 17 1168-1187

Website link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40333-025-0107-6

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seely MK, de Vos MP, Louw GN 1977. Fog imbibition, satellite fauna and unusual leaf structure in a Namib Desert Dune plant Trianthema hereroensis. South African Journal of Science 73 169-172

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Fog imbibition_ satellite fauna and unusual leaf structure in a Namib_1977.pdf	268.1 KB

Louw GN, Nicolson SW, Seely MK 1986. Short Communication: Respiration beneath Desert Sand: Carbon Dioxide Diffusion and Respiratory Patterns in a Tenebrionid Beetle. Journal of Experimental Biology 120 443-447

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Respiration beneath Desert Sand_1986.pdf	235.46 KB

Naidu SG 2008. Why does the Namib Desert tenebrionid Onymacris unguicularis (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) fog-bask?. European Journal of Entomology 105 829-838

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Why does the Namib Desert tenebrionid Onymacris unguicularis_2008.pdf	254.46 KB

Seely M, Henschel JR, Hamilton III WJ 2005. Long-term data show behavioural fog collection adaptations determine Namib Desert beetle abundance. South Africa Journal of Science 101 (11/12) 570-572

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Long_term data show behavioural fog collection adaptations determine Namib Desert beetle abundance.pdf	202.96 KB

Hamilton III WJ, Henschel JR, Seely M 2003. Fog collection by Namid Desert beetles. South Africa Journal of Science 99 (3/4) 181

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Fog collection by Namid Desert beetles.pdf	150.93 KB

Lamb T, Bauer AM 2006. Footprints in the sand: independent reduction of subdigital lamellae in the Namib–Kalahari burrowing geckos. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 273 (1588) 855-864

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Footprints in the sand.pdf	257.45 KB

Veste M, Littmann T, Friedrich H, Breckle S-W 2001. Microclimate boundary conditions for activity of soil lichen crusts in sand dunes of the north-western Negev desert, Israel. Flora 196 465-474

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Veste_Flora2001.pdf	2.93 MB

Jürgens N 2013. The Biological Underpinnings of Namib Desert Fairy Circles. Science 339 (6127) 1618-1621

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Fairy circle supplementary.pdf	3.75 MB

Website link:http://www.sciencemag.org/content/339/6127/1618

Schmidt G, Plöthner D 1999. Estimating the groundwater reserves in the river and dunes areas along the lower Kuiseb river in Namibia. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Geologie 45

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Estimating the groundwater reserves in the river and dunes areas along the lower Kuiseb river in Namibia_1999.pdf	1.09 MB

Sperrgebiet National Park - Profile.

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Sperrgebiet Park Profile.pdf	160.13 KB

Skeleton Coast Park - Profile.

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Skeleton Coast Park Profile.pdf	132.2 KB

Namib-Naukluft Park - Profile.

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Namib-Naukluft Park Profile.pdf	147.32 KB

Goudie AS Desert landforms in Namibia -A Landsat interpretation.

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desert_landforms_in_namibia.pdf	1.45 MB

1998. Agro-ecological zone description - Namib Desert. Agricola 10 (Addendum) 62-68

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Agro_ecological zone description_Namib Desert_1998.PDF	3.77 MB

Fitzsimmons KE, Telfer MW 2008. Sedimentary history and the interpretation of late quaternary dune records: Examples from the Tirari Desert, Australia and the Kalahari, South Africa. Chungara, Revista de AntropologÃ¬a Chilena 40 295 - 308

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Fitzsimmons.pdf	551.43 KB

Mizuno K, Yamagata K 2005. Vegetation succession and plant use in relation to environmental changes along the Kuiseb River in the Namib Desert. African Study Monographs 30 3 - 14

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Vegetation succession and plant use in relation to environmental changes along the Kuiseb River in the Namib Desert.pdf	569.18 KB

Schulze L 1962. The Tenebrionidae of Southern Africa, 33. Descriptive notes on the early stages of Onymacris rugatipennis Haag and Lepidochora discoidalis Gebien and keys to genera and species of Adesmiini and Eurychorini. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 24 (2 - 3) 161 - 180

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Descriptive notes on the early stages of Onymacris rugatipennis Haag and Lepidochora discoidalis Gebien.pdf	2.17 MB

Website link:http://www.mendeley.com/research/tenebrionidae-southern-africa-33-descriptive-notes-early-stages-onymacris-rugatipennis-haag-lepidochora-discoidalis-gebien-keys-genera-species-adesmiini-eurychorini/

Thomas DSG, Knight M, Wiggs GFS 2005. Remobilization of southern African desert dune systems by twenty-first century global warming. Nature 435 1218 - 1221

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Remobilization of southern African desert dune systems by twenty first century global warming.pdf	512.5 KB

Bluck BJ, Ward JD, Cartwright J, Swart R 2007. The Orange River, southern Africa: an extreme example of a wave-dominated sediment dispersal system in the South Atlantic Ocean. Journal of the Geological Society 164 341-351

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The Orange River_southern Africa.pdf	698.56 KB

Morse SA, Bennett MR, Liutkus-Pierce C, Thackeray F, McClymont J, Savage R, Crompton RH 2013. Holocene Footprints in Namibia: The Influence of Substrate on Footprint Variability. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 2013 1-15

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Holocene Footprints in Namibia.pdf	4.18 MB

du Preez D 1996. Conservation priorities and management recommendations for the Erongo region coastal zone, Namibia.

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Conservation priorities and management recommendations for the Erongo region coastal zone.pdf	1.54 MB

Livingstone I 1990. Desert sand dune dynamics: review and prospect. Transvaal Museum Monographs 7 (1) 47-53

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Desert sand dune dynamics_1990.pdf	1.19 MB

Lancaster N 1990. Regional aeolian dynamics in the Namib. Transvaal Museum Monographs 7 (1) 39-46

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Regional aeolian dynamics in the Namib.pdf	1.08 MB

Lindesay JA, Tyson PD 1990. Climate and near-surface airflow over the central Namib. Transvaal Museum Monographs 7 (1) 27-37

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Climate and near_surface airflow over the central Namib.pdf	1.77 MB

Seely MK, Mitchell D 1987. Is the subsurface environment of the Namib Desert dunes a thermal haven for chthonic beetles?. African Zoology 22 (1) 57-61

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Is the subsurface environment of the Namib Desert dunes a thermal haven for chthonic beetles.pdf	350.71 KB

Seely MK, Mitchell D, Roberts CS, McClain E 1988. Microclimate and activity of the lizard Angolosaurus skoogi on a dune slipface. African Zoology 23 (2) 92-102

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Microclimate and activity of the lizard Angolosaurus skoogi on a dune slipface.pdf	685.72 KB

Louw GN, Hamilton III WJ 1970. Physiological and behavioural ecology of the ultrapsammophilous Namib Desert tenebrionid, Lepidochora argentogrisea. Madoqua 2 (1) 87-95

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Physiological and behavioural ecology of the ultrapsammophilous Namib Desert tenebrionid.pdf	945.19 KB

Livingstone I 1987. Photographic evidence of seasonal change in a secondary form on a 'complex' linear dune. Madoqua 15 (3) 237-241

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Photographic evidence of seasonal change in a secondary form on a complex linear dune.pdf	449.69 KB

Pietruszka RD 1988. Observations on sexual dimorphism and social structure in the lizard Angolosaurus skoogi (Cordylidae) of the northern Namib Desert dunes. African Zoology 23 (1) 47-51

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Observations on sexual dimorphism and social structure in the lizard Angolosaurus skoogi.pdf	1.12 MB

Besler H, Marker ME 1979. Namib sandstone: a distinct lithological unit. South African Journal of Geology 82 (1) 155-160

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Namib sandstone_a distinct lithological unit.pdf	1.37 MB

Nott K, Savage MJ 1985. Variation in seasonal and diurnal leaf water potential of a Namib dune succulent. Madoqua 14 (2) 177-179

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Variation in seasonal and diurnal leaf water potential of a Namib dune succulent.pdf	195.65 KB

Watson RT, Anelich R, Schutte AL 1990. Fungi in the gut contents of Namib Desert dune Lepismatidae (Thysanura: Insecta). Madoqua 17 (1) 53-54

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Fungi in the gut contents of Namib Desert dune Lepismatidae.pdf	146.73 KB

Nott K, Savage MJ 1985. Root distribution of Trianthema hereroensis in the Namib dunes. Madoqua 14 (2) 181-183

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Root distribution of Trianthema hereroensis in the Namib dunes.pdf	209.62 KB

Perrin MR, Boyer DC 2000. Seasonal changes in the population dynamics of hairy-footed gerbils in the Namib Desert. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 30 (2) 73-84

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Seasonal changes in the population dynamics of hairy_footed gerbils in the Namib Desert.pdf	1.98 MB

Curtis BA 1985. Activity of the Namib Desert dune ant, Camponotus detritus. African Zoology 20 (2) 41-48

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Activity of the Namib Desert dune ant_Camponotus detritus_1985.pdf	831.87 KB

Seely MK 1977. Sand solidified by gemsbok urine as selected burrow sites by gerbils. African Zoology 12 (1) 247-249

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Sand solidified by gemsbok urine as selected burrow sites by gerbils.pdf	195.94 KB

Holm E 1971. 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 1971 (41) 37-42

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Biology of the Namib Desert golden mole Eremitalpa granti namibensis_1971.pdf	1.06 MB

Stuart CT 1975. Preliminary notes on the mammals of the Namib Desert Park. Madoqua 2 (4) 5-68

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Preliminary notes on the mammals of the Namib Desert Park.pdf	13.27 MB