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The top layer of the land surface of the earth that is composed of disintegrated rock particles, humus, water and air. (Source: CED)

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Kaseke KF, Mills AJ, Henschel J, Seely MK, Esler K, Brown R 2012. The effects of desert pavements (gravel mulch) on soil micro-hydrology. Pure and Applied Geophysics 169 (5-6) 873-880

Website link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00024-011-0367-2

Steffen S, Mucina L, Kadereit G 2010. Revision of Sarcocornia (Chenopodiaceae) in South Africa, Namibia and Mozambique. Systematic Botany 35 (2) 390-408

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/40802450

Scholz H 1968. Die Böden der Wüste Namib/Südwestafrika. Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde 119 (2) 91-107

Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jpln.19681190202/abstract

Beyer M, Koeniger P, Gaj M, Hamutoko JT, Wanke H, Himmelsbach T 2016. A deuterium-based labeling technique for the investigation of rooting depths, water uptake dynamics and unsaturated zone water transport in semiarid environments. Journal of Hydrology 533 627-643

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022169415009853

Bonyongo MC, Mubyana T, Totolo O, Veenandaal EM 2002. Flooding and soil nutrient status in the Okavango Delta's seasonal floodplains. Botswana Notes and Records 34 123-130

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/40980328

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

Wichern F, Joergensen RG 2009. Soil Microbial Properties Along a Precipitation Transect in Southern Africa. Arid Land Research and Management 23 (2) 115-126

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15324980902817071#.VGWykFItBHg

Castanheira Diniz A, De Barros Aguiar FQ 1973. Recursos em terras com Aptidao para o regadio na Bacia do Cubango.

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McCarthy TS, Ellery WN 1994. The effect of vegetation on soil and groundwater chemistry and hydrology of islands in the seasonal swamps of the Okavango Fan, Botswana. Journal of Hydrology 154 169 - 193

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The effect of vegetation on soil and groundwater chemistry and hydrology of islands in the seasonal swamps of the Okavango Fan.pdf	1.23 MB

Soderberg K, Henschel J, Swap R, Macko S 2011. Environmental controls on C, N and S cycling in plants of the Namib Desert. Geophysical Research Abstracts 13

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Environmental controls on C_N and S cycling in plants of the Namib Desert.pdf	105.69 KB

Andre HM, Noti MI, Jacobson K 1998. The soil microarthropods of the Namib desert: A patchy mosaic. Journal of African Zoology 111 (6) 499-517

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The soil microarthropods of the Namib desert.pdf	7.88 MB

2002. 2.19 Relative suitability of soils for crop cultivation.

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Fig 2.19 Relative suitability of soils.zip	143.89 KB

Gwatidzo C, Masamba WRL, Mubyana-John T 2013. Variations in soil physicochemical characteristics in some soil profiles of Okavango Delta's Pan-handle region, Botswana. Environmental Assessments in the Okavango Region 303–310

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Variations in soil physicochemical characteristics in some soil profiles of Okavango Deltas Pan-handle region_Botswana.pdf	714.96 KB

Gröngröft A, Luther-Mosebach J, Landschreiber L, Eschenbach A 2013. Mashare - Soils. Environmental Assessments in the Okavango Region 105-108

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Mashare_Soils.pdf	2.27 MB

Huber K, Wüst P, Grönemeyer J, Burbano C, Reinhold-Hurek B, Overmann J 2013. Mashare - Microbiology. Environmental Assessments in the Okavango Region 109-111

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Mashare_Microbiology.pdf	1.97 MB

Gröngröft A, Luther-Mosebach J, Landschreiber L, Eschenbach A 2013. Seronga - Soils. Environmental Assessments in the Okavango Region 135-137

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Pauw MJ, Esler KJ, le Maitre DC 2018. Assessing the success of experimental rehabilitation on a coastal mineral sands mine in Namaqualand, South Africa. African Journal of Range and Forage Science (35) 363-373

Website link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/10220119.2018.1526823

Africa Soil Information Service.

Website link:http://africasoils.net/about/

Grösslová Z, Vanek A, Oborná V, Mihaljevic M, Ettler V, Trubač J, Drahota P, Penížek V, Pavlů L, Sracek O, Kribek B, Voegelin A, Göttlicher J, Drábek O, Tejnecký V, Houška J, Mapani B, Zádorová T 2018. Thallium contamination of desert soil in Namibia: Chemical, mineralogical and isotopic insights. Environmental Pollution (239) 272-280

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.04.006

León-Sobrino C, Ramond J-B, Maggs-Kölling G, Cowan DA 2018. Nutrient acquisition, rather than stress response over diel cycles, drives microbial transcription in a dessicated Namib Desert soil. bioRxiv

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Nutrient acquisition_drives microbial transcription in a dessicated Namib Desert soil..pdf	6.78 MB

Compton JS, Herbert CT, Hoffman MT, Schneider RR, Stuut J-B 2010. A tenfold increase in the Orange River mean Holocene mud flux: implications for soil erosion in South Africa. The Holocene (20) 115–122

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A tenfold increase in the Orange River mean Holocene mud flux.pdf	708.34 KB

Ronca S, Ramond J-B, Jones BE, Seely M, Cowan DA 2015. Namib Desert dune/interdune transects exhibit habitat-specific edaphic bacterial communities. Frontiers in Microbiology (6)

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Namib Desert dune_interdune transects exhibit habitat_specific edaphic bacterial communities.pdf	1.45 MB

de Blécourt M, Gröngröft A, Baumann S, Eschenbach A 2019. Losses in soil organic carbon stocks and soil fertility due to deforestation for low-input agriculture in semi-arid southern Africa. Journal of Arid Environments (165) 88-96

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.02.006

Nortjé G 2019. A Game Drive Optimisation Strategy for Etosha Heights Game Safaris -Etosha Heights, Namibia.

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A Game Drive Optimisation Strategy for Etosha Heights Game Safaris.pdf	1.19 MB

Strohbach BJ, Adank WF, Coetzee ME, Jankowitz WJ 2019. A baseline description of the soils and vegetation of Farm Klein Boesman, Khomas Region, Namibia. Namibian Journal of Environment (3) 37-55

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A baseline description of the soils and vegetation of Farm Klein Boesman.pdf	2.97 MB
52-Data Set-437-1-10-20190822.zip	339.29 KB

McCarthy TS, Ellery WN 1995. Sedimentation on the distal reaches of the Okavango Fan, Botswana, and its nearing on calcrete and silcrete (Ganister) formation. Journal of Sedimentary Research A65 (1) 77 - 79

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Sedimentation on the distal reaches of the Okavango Fan_Botswana.pdf	986.85 KB

Ellery WN, McCarthy TS, Dangerfield JM 1998. Biotic Factors in Mima Mound development: Evidence from the Floodplains of the Okavango Delta, Botswana. International Journal of Ecology and Enviromental Sciences 24 293 - 313

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Biotic Factors in Mima Mound development_1988.pdf	1.2 MB

Ellery WN, Ellery K, McCarthy TS 1993. Plant distribution in islands of the Okavango Delta, Botswana: Determinants and feedback interactions. African Journal of Ecology 31 118 - 134

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Plant distribution in islands of the Okavango Delta_1993.pdf	1.03 MB

McCarthy TS, McIver JR, Verhagen BTh 1991. Groundwater evolution, chemical sedimentation and carbonate brine formation on an island in the Okavango Delta swamp, Botswana. Applied Geochemistry 6 577 - 595

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Groundwater evolution_chemical sedimentation and carbonate brine formation on an island in the Okavango Delta swamp.pdf	2.5 MB

McCarthy TS, McIver JR, Cairncross B, Ellery WN, Ellery K 1990. The inorganic chemistry of peat from the Okavango Delta, Botswana: Implications for low-ash coal formation. International Journal of Coal Geology 16 143 - 146

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The inorganic chemistry of peat from the Okavango Delta_Botswana.pdf	565.89 KB

McCarthy TS, Metcalfe J 1990. Chemical sedimentation in the semi-arid environment of the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Chemical Geology 89 157 - 178

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Chemical sedimentation in the semi_arid environment of the Okavango Delta_1990.pdf	1.33 MB

Getzin S, Yizhaq H, Munoz-Rojas M, Wiegand K, Erickson TE 2019. A multi-scale study of Australian fairy circles using soil excavations and drone-based image analysis. Ecosphere (10) e02620

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A multi scale study of Australian fairy circles using soil excavations and drone based image analysis.pdf	7.91 MB

Ellery K, Ellery WN, McCarthy TS, Cairncross B, Oelofse R 1989. A peat fire in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, and its importance as an ecosystem process. African Journal of Ecology 27 7 - 21

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A peat fire in the Okavango Delta_Botswana_and its importance as an ecosystem process.pdf	1.07 MB

McCarthy TS, McIver JR, Cairncross JR, Ellery K, Ellery WN 1989. The Inorganic chemistry of peat from the Maunachira channel-swamp system, Okavango Delta, Botswana. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 53 1077 - 1089

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The Inorganic chemistry of peat from the Maunachira channel_swamp system_Okavango Delta.pdf	991.56 KB

Weber B, Dojani S, Kauff F, Buede B 2014. Genotypic and phenotypic diversity of cyanobacteria in biological soil crusts of the Succulent Karoo and Nama Karoo of southern Africa. Microbial Ecology 67 286–301

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Genotypic and phenotypic diversity of cyanobacteria in biological soil crusts of the Succulent Karoo and Nama Karoo of Southern Africa.pdf	1.8 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

Haimbili EN, Shiponeni N, Carrick PJ 2016. Testing the suitability of mined soils for native species establishment at Navachab Gold Mine, Namibia. Academic Journal of Science 06 (01) 319–344

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Testing the suitability of mined soils for native species establishment at Navachab Gold Mine.pdf	1.21 MB

Mbango O 2012. Impact of lifestock on vegetation and soil nutrients around water points in Highland Savanna rangelands, Namibia.

Website link:http://hdl.handle.net/11070/564

Bridgens AB 1976. International co-operation in Southern Africa with special reference to SARCCUS and the Okavango Delta. Proceedings of the Symposium on the Okavango Delta and its future utilization

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International co_operation in Southern Africa with special reference to SARCCUS and the Okavango Delta_1976.pdf	7.81 MB

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

Mager DM, Hui C 2012. A first record of biological soil crusts in the Cape Floristic Region. South African Journal of Science 108 (7/8)

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A first record of biological soil crusts in the Cape Floristic Region.pdf	535.15 KB

Jung P, Baumann K, Lehnert LW, Samolov E, Achilles S, Schermer M, Wraase LM, Eckhardt K-U, Bader MY, Leinweber P, Karsten U, Bendix J, Büdel B 2019. Desert breath - How fog promotes a novel type of soil biocenosis, forming the coastal Atacama Desert's living skin. Geobiology 00 1–12

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How fog promotes a novel type of soil biocenosis.pdf	1.83 MB

Zedda L, Gröngröft A, Schultz M, Petersen A, Mills A, Rambold G 2010. Patterns of soil lichen diversity along the BIOTA transects in relation to climate and soil features. Biodiversity in southern Africa. Volume 2: Patterns and processes at regional scale 100–106

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Patterns of soil lichen diversity along the BIOTA transects in relation to climate and soil features.pdf	1.89 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

Biggs RC 1976. The effects of seasonal flood regime on the ecology of Chief's Island and the adjacent floodplain system. Proceedings of the Symposium on the Okavango Delta and its future utilization

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The effects of seasonal flood regime on the ecology of Chiefs Island and the adjacent floodplain system_1976.pdf	4.25 MB

Thompson K 1976. The primary productivity of African wetlands, with particular reference to the Okavango Delta. Proceedings of the Symposium on the Okavango Delta and its future utilisation

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The primary productivity of African wetlands_with particular reference to the Okavango Delta_1976.pdf	5.07 MB

Kandjai A, Joubert D, Blaum N 2017. Reseeding Anthephora pubescens and Brachiara nigropedata as a restoration measure at the Waterberg, central Namibia; impacts of rainfall, soil properties and nutrients.

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Reseeding Anthephora pubescens and Brachiara nigropedata.pdf	1.38 MB

Marais E, Maggs-Kölling G, Sherman C, Doniger T, Liu R, Tripathi BM, Steinberger Y 2019. Profiling soil free-living nematodes in the Namib Desert, Namibia. Journal of Arid Land 12 130–143

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Profiling soil free_living nematodes in the Namib Desert_Preview.pdf	180.3 KB

Website link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40333-019-0018-5

Unc A, Maggs-Kölling G, Marais E, Sherman C, Doniger T, Steinberger Y 2019. Soil bacterial community associated with the dioecious Acanthosicyos horridus in the Namib Desert. Biology and Fertility of Soils 55 (4) 393–403

Website link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00374-019-01358-7