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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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Spear D, Chappel A 2018. Livelihoods on the edge without a safety net: The case of smallholder crop farming in north-central Namibia. Land (7)

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The Case of Smallholder Crop Farming in North_Central Namibia.pdf	212.72 KB

Uno D 2005. Farmer's selection of local and improved pearl millet varieties in Ovamboland, Northern Namibia. African Study Monogrgraphs 107–117

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Farmers selection of local and improved pearl millet varieties in Ovamboland_Northern Namibia.pdf	569.89 KB

Nußbaum S 2003. Ecological studies on the vegetation of a semi-arid desert following a climatic gradient (Richtersveld, South Africa).

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Ecological studies on the vegetation of a semi_arid desert following a climatic gradient.pdf	25.17 MB

Schmiedel U, Mucina L 2006. Vegetation of quartz fields in the Little Karoo, Tanqua Karoo and eastern Overberg (Western Cape Province, South Africa). Phytocoenologia (36) 1-44

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Vegetation of quartz fields in the Little Karoo_Tanqua Karoo and eastern Overberg.pdf	2.74 MB

Shackleton C, Shackleton S, Gambiza J, Nel E, Rowntree K, Urquhart P 2008. Links between ecosystem services and poverty alleviation: Situation analysis for arid and semi-arid lands in southern Africa. Consortium on Ecosystems and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa (CEPSA).

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Links between EcosystemServices and Poverty Alleviation.pdf	1.32 MB

Hanke W, Böhner J, Dreber N, Jürgens N, Schmiedel U, Wesuls D, Dengler J 2014. The impact of livestock grazing on plant diversity: an analysis across dryland ecosystems and scales in southern Africa. Ecological Applications 24 (5) 1188–1203

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The impact of livestock grazing on plant diversity.pdf	1.28 MB

Wesuls D, Strohbach M, Horn A, Kos M, Zimmermann J, Hoffmann J, Geldenhuys C, Dreber N, Kellermann L, van Rooyen MW, Poschlod P 2010. Plant functional traits and types as a tool to analyse landuse impacts on vegetation. Biodiversity in southern Africa. Volume 2: Patterns and processes at regional scale 222–232

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Plant functionaltraits and types as a tool to analyse landuse impacts on vegetation.pdf	2.72 MB

Grohmann C 2010. Termite mediated heterogeneity of soil and vegetation patterns in a semi‐arid savanna ecosystem in Namibia.

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Termite mediated heterogeneity of soil and vegetation patterns in a semi_arid savanna ecosystem in Namibia.pdf	2.31 MB

Arshad MA 1982. Influence of the termite Macrotermes michaelseni (Sjost) on soil fertility and vegetation in a semi-arid savannah ecosystem. Agro-Ecosystems 8 47–58

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0304374682900142

Lohmann D, Tietjen B, Blaum N, Joubert DF, Jeltsch F 2012. Shifting thresholds and changing degradation patterns: Climate change effects on the simulated long-term response of a semi-arid savanna to grazing. Journal of Applied Ecology 49 (4) 814-823

Website link:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230823457_Shifting_thresholds_and_changing_degradation_patterns_Climate_change_effects_on_the_simulated_long-term_response_of_a_semi-arid_savanna_to_grazing

Hauwanga WN, McBenedict B, Strohbach BJ 2018. Trends of phanerophyte encroacher species along an aridity gradient on Kalahari sands, central Namibia. European Journal of Ecology 4 (2) 41-48

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Trends of phanerophyte encroacher species along an aridity gradient on Kalahari sands.pdf	648.21 KB

Katjiua MLJ, Ward D 2006. Cattle diet selection during the hot-dry season in a semi-arid region of Namibia. Journal of Range and Forage Science 23 (1) 59-67

Website link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/10220110609485887

Marquart A, Geissler K, Heblack J, Lobas C, Münch E, Blaum N 2020. Individual shrubs, large scale grass cover and seasonal rainfall explain invertebrate-derived macropore density in a semi-arid Namibian savanna. Journal of Arid Environments 176

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140196320300033

Korine C, Adams R, Russo D, Fisher-Phelps M, Jacobs D 2016. Bats and Water: Anthropogenic alterations threaten global bat populations. Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of bats in a changing world 215-241

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Bats and water 2016.pdf	844.13 KB

Lutibezi SP 2017. The effect of fire on the root carbohydrate concentration and growth of encroaching Terminalia sericea in a semi-arid savanna woodland in the Waterberg plateau park, Central Namibia.

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The effect of fire on the root carbohydrate concentration and growth of encroaching terminalia sericea.pdf	2.1 MB

Nghalipo E, Joubert D, Throop H, Groengroeft A 2019. The effect of fire history on soil nutrients and soil organic carbon in a semi-arid savanna woodland, central Namibia. African Journal of Range and Forage Science 36 (1) 9-16

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The effect of fire history on soil nutrients and soil organic carbon in a semi_arid savanna woodland_central Namibia.pdf	490.87 KB

Nghalipo E, Joubert D, Throop H, Groengroeft A 2018. The effect of fire history on soil nutrients and soil organic carbon in a semi-arid savanna woodland, central Namibia.

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The effect of fire history on soil nutrients and soil organic carbon in a semi_arid savanna woodland_Presentation.pdf	246.28 KB

Klintenberg P 2007. More water, less grass? An assessment of resource degradation and stakeholders' perceptions of environmental change in Ombuga grassland, northern Namibia.

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More water_less grass_Klintenberg P 2007 Thesis.pdf	8.38 MB

Fuls ER 1992. Ecosystem modification created by patch overgrazing in semi-arid grassland. Journal of Arid Environments 24 59-69

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S014019631830541X

Guo D, Guo R, Cui Y, Midgley GF, Altwegg R, Thiart C 2011. Climate Change Impact on Quiver Trees in Arid Namibia and South Africa. Climate Change - Geophysical Foundations and Ecological Effects 323-324

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Climate Change Impact on Quiver Trees in Arid Namibia and South Africa.pdf	723.41 KB

Korsor M, Ntahonshikira C, Bello HM, Kwaambwa HM 2017. Comparative study of M. oleifera and M. ovalifolia survival rates in Central Namibia. Journal of Plant Science: Current Research 1

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Comparative study of M_oleifera and M_ovalifolia survival rates in Central Namibia.pdf	704.82 KB

Korsor M, Nta-honshikira C, Bello HM, Kwaambwa HM 2019. Growth performance of Moringa oleifera and Moringa ovalifolia in central Namibia semi-arid rangeland environment. Agricultural Sciences 10 131-141

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Growth performance of Moringa oleifera and Moringa ovalifolia in central Namibia.pdf	554.21 KB

Fox S-JC 2003. An analysis of vegetation pattern and its relationship to NDVI data in the Namaqualand area, South Africa. University of Cape Town

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An analysis of vegetation pattern and its relationship to NDVI data in the Namaqualand area.pdf	916.73 KB

Gallaher KSL 2014. The influence of rainfall seasonality and climate change on the demography of Aloe dichotoma, a long-lived succulent tree from semi-arid southern Africa.

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The influence of rainfall seasonality and climate change on the demography of Aloe dichotoma.pdf	4.74 MB

Chappel A 2018. Barriers and enablers to the adoption of practices to improve crop production and reduce vulnerability to climate risks in the semi-arid Omusati Region, Namibia.

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Barriers and enablers to the adoption of practices to improve crop production and reduce vulnerability to climate risks.pdf	2.38 MB

Katjiua M 2006. Effects of cattle browsing on Terminalia sericea-dominated woodlands in a semiarid region of the Kalahari, Namibia.

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Effects of cattle browsing on Terminalia sericea_dominated woodlands in a semiarid region of the Kalahari.pdf	9.67 MB

Ndhlovu T, Milton SJ, Esler KJ 2015. Effect of Prosopis (mesquite) invasion and clearing on vegetation cover in semi-arid Nama Karoo rangeland, South Africa. African Journal of Range and Forage Science 2015 1-9

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Effect of Prosopis invasion and clearing on vegetation cover in semi_arid Nama Karoo rangeland.pdf	662.88 KB

Gröngröft A, de Blécourt M, Classen N, Landschreiber L, Eschenbach A 2018. Acacia trees modify soil water dynamics and the potential groundwater recharge in savanna ecosystems. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa – assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 177-186

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Acacia trees modify soil water dynamics and the potential groundwater recharge in savanna ecosystems.pdf	1.71 MB

Prudat B, Bloemertz L, Kuhn NJ 2018. Local soil quality assessment of north-central Namibia: integrating farmers' and technical knowledge. Soil 4 47-62

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Local soil quality assessment of north_central Namibia Integrating farmers and technical knowledge.pdf	5.27 MB

Ndhlovu T, Milton SJ, Esler KJ 2016. Impact of Prosopis (mesquite) invasion and clearing on vegetation species composition and diversity in semi-arid Nama-Karoo rangeland, South Africa. African Journal of Range and Forage Science 2016 1-10

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Impact of Prosopis invasion and clearing on vegetation species composition and diversity in semi-arid Nama_Karoo rangeland.pdf	1.26 MB

Belayneh A, Tessema ZK 2017. Mechanisms of bush encroachment and its inter-connection with rangeland degradation in semi-arid African ecosystems: a review. Journal of Arid Land 9 299–312

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Mechanisms of bush encroachment and its inter_connection with rangeland degradation in semi_arid African ecosystems.pdf	172.46 KB

Kambatuku JR, Cramer MD, Ward D 2011. Savanna tree-grass competition is modified by substrate type and herbivory. Journal of Vegetation Science 2 225-237

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Savanna tree_grass competition is modified by substrate type and herbivory.pdf	237.13 KB

Child MF, Milton SJ, Dean RWJ, Lipsey MK, Puttick J, Hempson TN, Mann GK, Babiker H, Chaudrey J, Humphrey G, Joseph G, Okes NC, Potts R, Wistebaar T 2010. Tree-grass coexistence in a flood-disturbed, semi-arid savanna system. Landscape Ecology 25 315–326

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Tree_grass coexistence in a flood_disturbed_semi_arid savanna system.pdf	364.03 KB

van der Waal C, Kool A, Meijer SS, Kohi E, Heitkönig IMA, de Boer WF, van Langevelde F, Grant RC, Peel MJS, Slotow R, de Knegt HJ, Prins HHT, de Kroon H 2011. Large herbivores may alter vegetation structure of semi-arid savannas through soil nutrient mediation. Oecologia 165 1095-1107

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Large herbivores may alter vegetation structure of semi_arid savannas through soil nutrient mediation.pdf	925.06 KB

Tolzmann J 2014. Gobabeb FogNet - Monitoring the lifeblood of the Namib: fog. Gobabeb Times 9 (2) 7

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Monitoring the lifeblood of the Namib_Fog.pdf	321.86 KB

Pricope NG 2011. Using remote sensing to create indicators of ecosystem variability for a semi-arid savanna watershed in the Kavango-Zambezi region of southern Africa.

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Using remote sensing to create indicators of ecosystem variability for a semi_arid savanna watershed in the Kavango_Zambezi region of southern Africa.pdf	6.3 MB

Brown CJ 1994. Namibia's National Policy to combat desertification.

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Namibia_National_Policy_To_Combat_Desertification_MET_July_1994.pdf	204.03 KB

Kambatuku JR, Cramer MD, Ward D 2011. Intraspeciﬁc competition between shrubs in a semi-arid savanna. Plant Ecology 212 701-713

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Intraspeciﬁc competition between shrubs in a semi_arid savanna.pdf	1.29 MB

Kunene South and Erongo - Livestock farming in western Namibia.

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Kunene_South_and_Erongo_Livestock_farming_in_western_Namibia.pdf	336.13 KB

Mwiya S 2004. An overview of semi-quantitative, qualitative and knowledge-based system methodologies relevant to solid waste disposal site design in arid and semiarid environments. Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia 13 1-8

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An overview of semi_quantitative_qualitative and knowledge_based system methodologies_solid waste disposal site design_arid_semiarid environments.pdf	296.7 KB

Gilolmo P 2014. Land Reform in Namibia - Spatial Analysis and Land Degradation in the Otjozondjupa Region.

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Gilolmo_Land Reform in Namibia_Otjozondjupa Region.pdf	4.56 MB

Burke A 2005. The Spitzkoppe magic. Flamingo 33-35

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Burke A 1999. Namibia's karoo - A closer look at Namibia's south reveals a landscape with an interesting past and close geographical and biological links to its southern neighbour. Flamingo 29-34

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flamingo-Jul1999-karoo.pdf	2.68 MB

Thiele T, Jeltsch F, Blaum N 2008. Importance of woody vegetation for foraging site selection in the Southern Pied Babbler (Turdoides bicolor) under two different land use regimes. Journal of Arid Environments 72 (4) 471-482

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Importance of woody vegetation for foraging site selection in the Southern Pied Babbler under two different land use regimes.pdf	215.61 KB

Hamandawana H 2008. Monitoring transitions in vegetation cover to detect long-term trends in ground water resources. 2008 UNESCO UCI Groundwater Conference Proceedings

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Monitoring transitions in vegetation cover to detect long-term trends in groundwater resources.pdf	905.47 KB

Grab S, Zumthurm T 2020. "Everything is scorched by the burning sun": missionary perspectives and experiences of 19th- and early 20th-century droughts in semi-arid central Namibia. Climate of the Past 16 679-697

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Everything is scorched by the burning sun.pdf	565.58 KB

Palmer AR, Peel M, Kerley G Arid and semiarid rangeland production systems of Southern Africa: Wildlife. Article Scientifique 17 (01-Feb) 362-370

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Arid and semiarid rangeland production systems of Southern Africa.pdf	244.64 KB

Matambo ST, Seely M 2013. World Resources Report Case Study. Namibia: Combating Desertification with Tools for Local-Level Decision Making.

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Zeidler J, Seely M, Ramin A, Bruzak G 1999. Case study at Olifantputs Northwestern Namibia.

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Case study at Olifantputs Northwestern Namibia.pdf	14.71 MB

Seely MK, Klintenberg P, Hamilton WJ 2004. Solving environmental problems: Namibia, Sharing innovative experiences: Examples of the successful conservation and sustainable use of dryland biodiversity. 57-59

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Examples of the Successful Conservation and Sustainable Use of Dryland Biodiversity.pdf	6.08 MB