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The interacting system of a biological community and its non-living environmental surroundings in regions that have between 10 to 20 inches of rainfall and are capable of sustaining some grasses and shrubs but not woodland. (Source: TOE / DOE)
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2016. Widespread dieback of riparian trees on a dammed ephemeral river and evidence of local mitigation by tributary flows. PeerJ
4 e2622
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| Widespread dieback of riparian trees on a dammed ephemeral river.pdf | 1.54 MB |
1972. Adaptation of birds to arid and semi-arid habitats in central S.W.A.. Ornithologische Arbeitsgruppe SWA Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft
8 (3/4) 1-10
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| Adaptation of birds to arid and semi arid habitats in SWA_1972.pdf | 959.63 KB |
2015. Making Mirabib marketable: Designing an environmentally sustainable campsite in Namibia's Namib-Naukluft Park - An interactive qualifying project report submitted to the Faculty of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the Gobabeb Research and Training Centre.
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| Gobabeb_Mirabib_Final_IQP_Report.pdf | 7.79 MB |
2009. When to stay, when to go: trade-offs for southern African arid-zone birds in times of drought. South Africa Journal of Science
105 24-28
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| trade-offs for southern African arid_zone birds in times of drought.pdf | 208.6 KB |
2013. Are Namibian "Fairy Circles" the consequence of self-organizing spatial vegetation patterning?. Plos ONE
8 (8) e70876
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| Are Namibian Fairy Circles the consequence of self_organizing spatial vegetation patterning_2013.pdf | 1.77 MB |
2014. Niche-Partitioning of Edaphic Microbial Communities in the Namib Desert Gravel Plain Fairy Circles. Plos ONE
9 (10) e109539
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| Niche_Partitioning of Edaphic Microbial Communities_NAmib Desert.pdf | 747.94 KB |
2015. Oberholzeria (Fabaceae subfam. Faboideae, a New Monotypic Legume Genus from Namibia. Plos ONE
10 (3) e0122080
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| Oberholzeria etendekaensis.pdf | 1.5 MB |
2011. Environmental Impact Assessment Report for the Tubas Project.
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| Environmental Impact Assessment Report and draft Environmental Management Plan for the Tubas Project.zip | 45.1 MB |
2011. Environmental Impact Assessment Report for the Inca Project.
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| Environmental Impact Assessment Report and draft Environmental Management Plan for the Inca Project.zip | 42.1 MB |
Energy efficiency for a sea water desalination plant in Namibia.
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| Energy efficiency for a sea water desalination plant in Namibia.pdf | 274.24 KB |
2009. Trekkopje Uranium Project - Environmental and social impact assessment.
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| Trekkopje Uranium Project_Environmental and social impact assessment.pdf | 2.02 MB |
2011. On the Road to Adaptation: Understanding Climate Change in Karas Region.
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| On the Road to Adaptation_Understanding Climate Change in Karas Region_Poster English.pdf | 11.63 MB |
1927. The Karroo beds of the Warmbad District, South-West Africa. South Africa Journal of Geology
30 133-142
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| The Karroo beds of the Warmbad District.pdf | 252.23 KB |
1996. A review of the Namaqua gecko, Pachydactylus namaquensis (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from southern Africa, with the description of two new species. African Zoology
31 (2) 53-69
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| A review of the Namaqua gecko_1996.pdf | 1.6 MB |
1993. The herpetofauna of the Kamanjab area and adjacent Damaraland, Namibia. Madoqua
18 (2) 117-145
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| The herpetofauna of the Kamanjab area and adjacent Damaraland.pdf | 2.2 MB |
1973. Habitat preference, distribution and status of the Hartmann zebra Equus zebra hartmannae in South West Africa. Madoqua
1 (7) 5-15
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| Habitat preference_distribution and status of the Hartmann zebra Equus zebra hartmannae in South West Africa.pdf | 1.15 MB |
1972. Proposals for a game reserve in the Western Kaokoveld. South Africa Journal of Science
68 (2) 29-37
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| Proposals for a game reserve in the Western Kaokoveld.pdf | 1.85 MB |
1969. Dikdik Madoqua kirki in South West Africa: notes on distribution, ecology, and behaviour. Madoqua
1 7-33
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| Dikdik Madoqua kirki in South West Africa.pdf | 4.49 MB |
1950. Plant collecting in the Kaokoveld. Veld and Flora
36 14
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| Plant collecting in the Kaokoveld.pdf | 383.69 KB |
2007. The discovery of the Kaoko aloe, Aloe kaokoensis. Veld and Flora
93 1-4
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| The discovery of the Kaoko aloe_ Aloe kaokoensis.pdf | 415.02 KB |
1987. Status and past and present distribution of elephants in the Kaokoveld, South West Africa/Namibia. African Zoology
22 (4) 247-257
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| Status and past and present distribution of elephants in the Kaokoveld_1987.pdf | 592.7 KB |
1991. Western flowing ephemeral rivers and their importance to wetlands in Namibia. Madoqua
17 (2) 135-140
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| Western flowing ephemeral rivers and their importance to wetlands in Namibia.pdf | 575.88 KB |
2005. Biodiversity patterns in arid, variable environments – a case study of central Namib inselbergs and mountain floras. Mountain Research and Development
25 (3) 228-234
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| A case study of central Namib inselbergs and mountain floras_2005.pdf | 453.48 KB |
2009. Grass fed beef and the controlled fodder flow grazing management strategy, a model for the production of super healthy red meat for the Arid and Semi-Arid regions of Southern Africa.
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| Grass fed beef and the controlled fodder flow grazing management strategy.pdf | 3.02 MB |
2006. Improving tenure security for the rural poor Namibia - County case study. Investing in rights: Lessons from rural Namibia.
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| Improving tenure security for the poor in Africa.pdf | 1.08 MB |
2011. Aquafeed production, species diversification and desert and arid land aquaculture development in Namibia. FAO Aquaculture Newsletter
48 16-17
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| FAO Aquaculture Newsletter 48 _December 2011.pdf | 2.3 MB |
2013. Palaeo and Present Ecological Value of the Etosha Pan, Namibia: An Integrative Review. Journal of the Namibia Scientific Society
61 67-85
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| Palae and present Ecological Value of the Etosha Pan NSS Journal Hipondoka Corr.pdf | 409.41 KB |
2009. Arid waste? Reassessing the value of dryland pastoralism.
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| IIED economics of pastoralism 2009.pdf | 314.38 KB |
2015. Population ecology of Hartmann's mountain zebra in southern Namibia.
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| Mountain Zebra Project - Progress Report 2015.pdf | 1.01 MB |
2003. Grain legumes in pearl millet systems in northern Namibia: an assessment of potential nitrogen contributions. Experimental Agriculture
39 (4) 349-362
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| Grain_legumes_in_pearl_millet_systems_in_northern_namibia_an_assessment_of_potential_nitrogen_contributions_169.pdf | 113.02 KB |
1997. The distribution and biology of nomadic birds in the Karoo, South Africa. Journal of Biogeography
24 769-779
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| Dean 1997 Nomadic Birds of Karoo.pdf | 918.39 KB |
2014. Study on domestic water use and water use efficiency: A case for Cuvelai-Etosha Basin.
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| Study on domestic water use and water use efficiency_2014.pdf | 2.59 MB |
2001. Estimating recharge values using hydrochemical and geological data: a case study from the semiarid Kalahari catchment of northern Namibia. Impact of Human Activity on Groundwater Dynamics
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| Estimating recharge values using hydrochemical and geological data_2001.pdf | 351.09 KB |
2000. Groundwater recharge in the Kalahari, with reference to paleo-hydrologic conditions. Journal of Hydrology
238 110-123
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| De_Vries_Groundwater_Recharge_Kalahari.pdf | 1015.79 KB |
1992. Isotope hydrology of semi-arid regions: lessons from the Kalahari.
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| Isotope hydrology of semi_arid regions.pdf | 1.01 MB |
2010. Bush encroachment control and risk management in semi-arid rangelands.
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| Bush encroachment control and risk management in semi_arid rangelands_2010.pdf | 473.29 KB |
2009. Remote sensing of bush encroachment on commercial cattle farms in semi-arid rangelands in Namibia.
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| Schroter_2009 - remote sense bush encroach.pdf | 988.07 KB |
2004. Soil nutrients status in vegetation communities of the Okavango Delta floodplains. South Africa Journal of Science
100 337-340
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| Soil nutrients status in vegetation communities of the Okavango Delta floodplains.pdf | 1.56 MB |
2010. National Policy on Climate Change for Namibia, September 2010.
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| National Policy on Climate Change for Namibia_2010.pdf | 722.18 KB |
1999. An overview of Namibia's vulnerability to climate change (Namibia's country study on climate change).
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| Namibias Country Study on Climate Change_An Overview of Namibias Vulnerability to Climate Change_1999.pdf | 54.64 MB |
2000. A preliminary assessment of the land cover and biomass variations in the Huab catchment.
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| A preliminary Assessment of the Land Cover and Biomass Variations in the Huab Catchment_2000.pdf | 21.47 MB |
2005. Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Programme-SKEP-sub region Namibia.
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| SKEP_newsletter1.pdf | 341.26 KB |
2001. Hoanib River Catchment Study, Northwestern Namibia - Soil.
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| Hoanib River Catchment Study_Northwestern Namibia_Soil.pdf | 7.07 MB |
2003. Population ecology of desert-adapted lions in the Kunene Region, Namibia.
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| Population ecology of desert_adapted lions in the Kunene Region.pdf | 1.28 MB |
1977. Preliminary observations in the digestive and renal efficiency of Hartmann's zebra Equus zebra hartmannae. Madoqua
10 (2) 119-121
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| Preliminary observations_digestive and renal efficiency_Hartmanns zebra.pdf | 257.63 KB |
2002. Water use and environmental conditions along the Etaka canal in north-central Namibia.
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| SDP10.pdf | 860.17 KB |
2004. Climate Change and Optimal Farming Strategies in Semi-Arid Southern Africa.
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| Climate change and optimal farming strategies in semi_arid southern Africa.pdf | 52.18 KB |
2010. Grass mortality in semi-arid savanna: The role of fire, competition and self-shading. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics
12 (2010) 1-8
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| Grass mortality in Semi_arid savanna.pdf | 267.58 KB |
2014. Visual obstruction as a method to quantify herbaceous biomass in southern African semi-arid savannas. African Journal of Range and Forage Science
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| Visual obstruction as a method to quantify herbaceous biomass in southern African semi_arid savannas.pdf | 1.64 MB |
2013. Certification of Protected Areas (CERPA): An Evaluation of international markets and their socio‐economic implications using the example of wetlands in Sub-Saharan Africa - Results from the sub-project 'Hydrology and Water Resource Management'.
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| Cerpa_Hydrology_Final_Report_MB.pdf | 8.23 MB |