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Huntley BJ 2023. The Namib Desert Biome. Ecology of Angola - Terrestrial Biomes and Ecoregions 361-382

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Huntley BJ 2023. Adaptations to Life in the Namib Desert. Ecology of Angola - Terrestrial Biomes and Ecoregions 249-274

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Adaptations to Life in the Namib Desert.pdf	725.28 KB

Vikram S, Ramond J-B, Ortiz M, Maggs-Kölling G, Pelser K, Cowan DA 2023. Soil fungal diversity and assembly along a xeric stress gradient in the central Namib Desert. Fungal Biology 127 (4) 997-1003

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Soil fungal diversity and assembly along a xeric stress gradient in the central Namib Desert.pdf	264.92 KB

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878614623000284?via%3Dihub=

Oliveira S, Fehn A-M, Amorim B, Stoneking M, Rocha J 2023. Genome wide variation in the Angolan Namib desert reveals unique Pre-Bantu ancestry. bioRxiv

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Genome wide variation in the Angolan Namib desert reveals unique pre_bantu ancestry.pdf	629.31 KB

Perez R, Aron S 2023. Protective role of trehalose in the Namib desert ant Ocymyrmex robustior. Journal of Experimental Biology 226 (3)

Website link:https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-abstract/226/3/jeb245149/286983/Protective-role-of-trehalose-in-the-Namib-desert?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Getzin S, Yizhaq H 2023. Long and undamaged roots of dying grasses in namibian fairy circles reject the sand termite hypothesis - response to Jürgens and Gröngröft (2023).

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Long and undamaged roots of dying grasses in namibian fairy circles reject the sand termite hypothesis.pdf	505.89 KB

Leader GM, Bynoe R, Marks T, Stone A, Efraim K, Stratford K, Marais E 2023. Revisiting the Acheulean at Namib IV in the Namib Desert, Namibia. Journal of Field Archaeology 48 (5) 380-394

Website link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00934690.2023.2219102?journalCode=yjfa20

Veloso JMV, Böhm C, Schween JH, Löhnert U, Crewell S 2023. A comparative study of the atmospheric water vapor in the Atacama and Namib Desert. Preprint submitted to Global and Planetary Change

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A comparative study of the atmospheric water vapor in the Atacama and Namib Desert.pdf	2.04 MB

Chase BM, Boom A, Carr AS, Meadows ME, Lim S 2023. A ca. 39,000-year record of vegetation and climate change from the margin of the Namib Sand Sea. Quaternary Research

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A ca 39000 year record of vegetation and climate change from the margin of the Namib Sand Sea.pdf	626.27 KB

Website link:https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/quaternary-research/article/abs/ca-39000year-record-of-vegetation-and-climate-change-from-the-margin-of-the-namib-sand-sea/19C6D240835B772D273B8C9F96B3D9D2

Loiseau O, Manzitto-Tripp EA, Swanepoel W, Dexter KG 2023. Net diversification rates of the woody plant genus Petalidium (Acanthaceae) are highest in the ancient and arid Namib Desert. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11 1193728

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Net diversification rates of the woody plant genus Petalidium are highest in the ancient and arid Namib Desert.pdf	386.56 KB

Jürgens N, Gunter F 2022. Bare areas caused by Hodotermes mossambicus in the northern Namib Desert. Fairy circles of the Namib Desert - Ecosystem engineering by subterranean social insects 7 286-291

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Bare areas caused by Hodotermes mossambicus in the northern Namib Desert.pdf	1.54 MB

Shiweda M, Shivute F, Sales AR, Pereira MJ 2023. Climate change and anthropogenic factors are influencing the loss of habitats and emerging human-elephant conflict in the Namib Desert. Sustainability 15 12400

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Climate Change and Anthropogenic Factors Are Influencing the Loss of Habitats and Emerging Human–Elephant Conflict in the Namib Desert.pdf	1.51 MB

Gunter F, Oldeland J, Picker MD, Henschel JR, Jürgens N 2023. Cryptic subterranean diversity: regional phylogeography of the sand termite Psammotermes allocerus Silvestri, 1908 in the wider Namib region. Organisms Diversity and Evolution 23 139-150

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Cryptic subterranean diversity.pdf	556.79 KB

Jürgens N, Gröngröft A, Gunter F 2023. Evolution at the arid extreme: the influence of climate on sand termite colonies and fairy circles of the Namib Desert. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 378 20220149

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Evolution at the arid extreme.pdf	1.4 MB

Ritter B, Albert R, Rakipov A, van der Wateren FM, Dunai TJ, Gerdes A 2023. Late Neogene terrestrial climate reconstruction of the Central Namib Desert derived by the combination of U-Pb silcrete and TCN exposure dating. Geochronology Discussions

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Late Neogene terrestrial climate reconstruction of the Central Namib Desert.pdf	818.46 KB

Park JK, Kim S 2019. Three-dimensionally structured flexible fog harvesting surfaces inspired by Namib Desert beetles. Micromachines 10 (201)

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Three_dimensionally structured flexible fog harvesting surfaces inspired by Namib Desert beetles.pdf	404.36 KB

Dikow T Mydidae of the central Namib Desert at the Gobabeb Namib Research Institute, Namibia.

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Mydidae of the central Namib Desert at the Gobabeb Namib Research Institute.pdf	1.51 MB

Krug CB 2006. Reproduction of Rhabdomys pumilio in the Namib Desert: pattern and possible control. Basic and Applied Dryland Research 1 (2007) 67-85

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Reproduction of Rhabdomys pumilio in the Namib Desert.pdf	158.85 KB

Bliss S 2018. Namib Desert landforms and landscapes, desert biome, environmental management, visual literacy, numeracy, ICT, work and enterprise. Geography Bulletin 50 (1) 37-53

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Namib Desert landforms and landscapes.pdf	1.94 MB

Dewar G, Kinahan J 2023. Namib: The Archaeology of an African Desert. African Archaeological Review

Website link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10437-023-09551-8

Waterman JM, Roth JD The Ecology of the Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris) in the Namib Desert: Annual Report on the 2005/2006 Field Season.

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The Ecology of the Cape ground squirrel in the Namib Desert.pdf	38.72 KB

Kinahan J 1991. Pastoral nomads of the central Namib desert: the people history forgot.

Website link:https://archives.unam.edu.na/index.php/pastoral-nomads-of-central-namib-desert-people-history-forgot-john-kinahan-windhoek-namibia-archaeological-trust-new-namibia-books-1991

Shaanika H, Wassenaar T, Eiseb S Gerbils of the Namib Desert - are they ecological engineers?.

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Gerbils of the Namib Desert_are they ecological engineers.pdf	1.44 MB

Getzin S, Holch S, Yizhaq H, Wiegand K 2022. Plant water stress, not termite herbivory, causes Namibia's fairy circles. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 57

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Plant water stress_not termite herbivory_causes Namibias fairy circles.pdf	1.18 MB

Pickford M 2023. CAG29 - Sperrgebiet field trip.

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Sperrgebiet field trip_2023.pdf	6.27 MB

Obrecht L, Göttsche F-M, Senn JA, Cermak J 2024. Mapping changes in fractional vegetation cover on the Namib gravel plains with satellite-retrieved Land Surface Emissivity Data. Remote Sensing 16 (1)

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Mapping changes in fractional vegetation cover on the Namib gravel plains with satellite_retrieved Land Surface Emissivity Data.pdf	13.11 MB

Chase BM, Niedermeyer EM, Boom A, Carr AS, Chevalier M, He F, Meadows ME, Ogle N, Reimer PJ 2019. Orbital controls on Namib Desert hydroclimate over the past 50,000 years. Geology 47 (9) 867-871

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Orbital controls on Namib Desert hydroclimate over the past 50000 years.pdf	1.16 MB

Getzin S, Yizhaq H 2024. Desiccation of undamaged grasses in the topsoil causes Namibia's fairy circles - Response to Jürgens and Gröngröft (2023). Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 63

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Desiccation of undamaged grasses in the topsoil causes Namibias fairy circles.pdf	770.59 KB

Treonis AM, Marais E, Maggs-Kölling G 2024. Soil nematode communities vary among populations of the iconic desert plant, Welwitschia mirabilis. Pedobiologia 103

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031405624034644

Jürgens N, Gröngröft A 2023. Sand termite herbivory causes Namibia's fairy circles - A response to Getzin et al. (2022). Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 60

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Sand termite herbivory causes Namibias fairy circles_A response to Getzin et al.pdf	443.44 KB

Klak C, van Wyk P, Bruyns PV 2023. Notes on Eberlanzia schneideriana and Scopelogena (Ruschieae, Aizoaceae). South African Journal of Botany 158 461-468

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Notes on Eberlanzia schneideriana and Scopelogena.pdf	1015.51 KB

Zuniga-Reinoso A, Mardones D, Stella-Mbulu R, Dunai TJ, Predel R 2023. Spatio-temporal diversification pattern of Brinckia (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in the Namib coastal belt. Global and Planetary Change 231

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Soil fungal diversity and assembly along a xeric stress gradient in the central Namib Desert_0.pdf	264.92 KB

Hanacek P, Klak C, Bruyns PV 2023. A new species of Gonialoe from southern Angola. South African Journal of Botany 159 653-657

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0254629923003605

Schlitter DA A new species of gerbil from South West Africa with remarks on Gerbillus tytonis Bauer and Niethammer, 1959 (Rodentia, Gerbillinae). Bulletin Southern California Academy of Sciences 72 13-18

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A new species of gerbil from South West Africa with remarks on Gerbillus tytonis Bauer and Niethammer_1959.pdf	1.7 MB

Ehrenbold S, Keding V 2015. Its time to identify selected animals and plants of the Namib.

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Its time to identify selected animals and plants of the Namib.pdf	574.66 KB

Ngondo E 2018. Key success factors in managing memorable tourism experiences at the Namib Sand Sea World Heritage Site.

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Key success factors in managing memorable tourism experiences at the Namib Sand Sea World Heritage Site.pdf	4.82 MB

Strohbach B 2021. A reconnaissance vegetation survey of the Khomas Hochland in western Namibia. Bothalia 51 (2)

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A reconnaissance vegetation survey of the Khomas Hochland in western Namibia.pdf	1.94 MB

Becker FS, Alexander GJ, Tolley KA 2024. Substrate specialisation drives an unexpectedly diverse radiation in barking geckos (Ptenopus: Gekkonidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 197 (108104)

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055790324000964

Henschel JR, Jürgens N 2024. Ecology of Psammophily in the Namib Dunes. Southern African Dunes

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Ecology of Psammophily in the Namib Dunes.pdf	2.61 MB

Lienhard C 2000. A new desert psocid from Namibia (Insecta: Psocoptera: Troglidae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 107 (2) 277-281

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Lamb T, Pollard R, Bond JE 2013. Genetic variation corroborates subspecific delimitation in the Namib fog-basking beetle, Onymacris unguicularis (Haag) (Tenebrionidae, Coleoptera). ZooKeys 353 47-60

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Genetic variation corroborates subspecific delimitation in the Namib fog_basking beetle.pdf	352.3 KB

Gess SK, Gess FW 2006. Survey of flower visiting by aculeate wasps and bees in the semi-arid to arid areas of southern Africa. Annals of the Eastern Cape Museums 5 1-51

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Survey of flower visiting by aculeate wasps and bees in the semi_arid to arid areas of southern Africa.pdf	13.93 MB

Haacke WD 1997. Systematics and biogeography of the southern African scincine genus Typhlacontias (Reptilia: Scincidae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 473 139-163

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Systematics and biogeography of the southern African scincine genus Typhlacontias.pdf	8.22 MB

Hatt SA, Marais E, Maggs-Kölling G 2024. A preliminary botanical assessment of an isolated inselberg archipelago in the Namib Sand Sea, Namibia. Namibian Journal of Environment 9 (B) 1-10

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A preliminary botanical assessment of an isolated inselberg archipelago in the Namib Sand Sea.pdf	1.04 MB

Sracek O, Ettler V, Kribek B, Mihaljevic M, Mapani B, Penížek V, Zádorová T, Vanek A 2024. Characterization and stable isotopic fingerprinting of mine seepage in hyperarid environments: An example of the Namib Lead & Zinc mine, Namibia. Journal of Geochemical Exploration 265

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0375674224001705

McCall GS, Marks TP 2024. Modeling terminal Pleistocene and Holocene forager population increase and environmental change in the Central Namib desert, Namibia. Quaternary Science Advances 15

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Modeling terminal Pleistocene and Holocene forager population increase and environmental change in the Central Namib desert.pdf	579.48 KB

Seely MK 1978. The Namib Dune Desert: an unusual ecosystem. Journal of Arid Environments 1 (2) 117-128

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140196318317361

Siebert SJ, Palacio S, Luzuriaga AL, Maggs-Kölling G, Marais E, Matesanz S, Prieto M, Pueyo Y, Rajakaruna N, Sánchez AM, Claassens S 2023. GYPWORLD Africa: Setting an agenda for gypsum ecosystem research in southern Africa. South African Journal of Science 119 (9/10)

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GYPWORLD Africa_Setting an agenda for gypsum ecosystem research in southern Africa.pdf	134.03 KB

Maphosa S, Steyn M, Lebre PH, Gokul JK, Convey P, Marais E, Maggs-Kölling G, Cowan DA 2025. Rhizosphere bacterial communities of Namib Desert plant species: Evidence of specialised plant-microbe associations. Microbiological Research 293

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Rhizosphere bacterial communities of Namib Desert plant species.pdf	1.28 MB

Cramer MD, Tschinkel WR 2025. Fairy circle research: Status, controversies and the way forward. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 67

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Fairy circle research_Status_controversies and the way forward.pdf	780.43 KB