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Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Namib desert (AT1315)
Namib desert (AT1315) Afrotropics > Deserts and Xeric Shrublands > Namib desert (AT1315) Namib Desert, Namibia Photograph by Richard Margoluis Africa: Namibia Deserts and Xeric Shrublands 31,200 square miles ... and minimize loss. Although not typical, one of the most famous inhabitants of the Namib Desert is the welwitschia plant, which Charles Darwin described as the "platypus of the plant ...
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The Regional Impacts of Climate Change
Desert air is very dry; incoming solar and outgoing terrestrial radiation are ... limits (IPCC, 1996). The Sahara in north Africa and the Namib desert in southWest Africa are classified as the hottest deserts in ... in the Namib Desert sometimes are as cold as 10°C (IPCC 1996, WG II, Section 3.3.1) or lower. Extreme desert systems ...
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Last Refuge Photographers: Picture Gelleries
Svalbard, Norway (71 images) Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) 45 images updated 14/07/02 WILL BRETT Namib Desert & African Landscapes UK Landscapes 33 images, 2 galleries added 10/07/02 CAMERON HANSEN Images ...
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Skorpion Zinc Mine Skorpion Zinc Mine Mining Technology
V switchyard at the mine. The operation is located in the Namib desert, and designs aimed at protecting this delicate environment added to the capital cost. At inauguration ...
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Africa Safari Specialists: Namibia Safaris - Safaris.com
NAMIBIA IS A SPARSELY POPULATED, VAST COUNTRY, WITH MAGNIFICENT DESERT LANDSCAPES - HOME TO TO SEVERAL UNIQUE LARGE ANIMALS, LIKE THE DESERT ELEPHANT. FROM THE ETOSHA PANS, THE SKELETON COAST, ... flying safari you will experience and explore the highlights of Namibia - including Sossusvlei the Namib Desert, the Skeleton Coast, Swakopmund, Damaraland and Etosha National Park. The light aircraft and ...
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Directory of arid lands research institutions 1995
Publications list Available History Major development of desert research in Stuttgart began in 1960; Working Group on Desert Research established in 1974 University of ... desert north; Tunisia: chott development, climatic and vegetation History; Namibia: landform History, Gross Brukkaros region and southern Namib Desert, geohydrological processes in northern Namibia, remote sensing; Iran: desert ...
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Directory of arid lands research institutions 1995
Southern Africa Back to contents - Previous file - Next file Desert Research Foundation of Namibia DESERT ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH UNIT Mail address PO Box 1592, Swakopmund 9000 ... Desertification, ecosystem function and structure Research program Locations Central and northern Namib Desert, communal areas throughout Namibia Subjects Desertification; dynamics of ephemeral rivers; indicators of ...
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Volunteer Work with Desert Elephants in Namibia
Desert Elephants in Namibia > Overview Track desert elephants and work on a community building programme This project takes you to Namibia, and the north-western regions of the Namib Desert, traditionally known as `Damaraland'. Here in this harsh tribal wilderness that runs parallel to the Skeleton Coast National Park, a small population of desert-adapted ...
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Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Kaokoveld desert (AT1310)
Photos Moon rocks and sand dunes As the Namib Desert stretches along the coast between Namibia and Angola, the northernmost part is called the Kaokoveld Desert. The Kaokoveld falls within the northern summer ... Plants are dominated by desert grasses, which explode in a blanket of grass after intermittent rains. One of the most unusual plants found in the Kaokoveld and Namib is Welwitschia, with ...
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Desert Habitat - Defenders of Wildlife
Namib in Africa, or the Atacama in Chile, forming coastal fog- ... significant impacts on surrounding areas. Grazing pressure on the desert, and especially on the desert margin, is the most extensive agent of land ... but they are likely to be felt the hardest in desert margins and in desert montane areas, as these are where the principal arid ...
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