Browsing by Subject "Namib Desert"
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Determining strategies of Acanthosicyos horridus (!nara) to exploit alternative atmospheric moisture sources in the hyper-arid Namib Desert
(North-West University, 2018)The enigmatic melon species Acanthosicyos horridus Welw. ex Hook. f., locally known as !nara, is endemic to the hyper-arid Namib Desert where it occurs in sandy dune areas and dry river banks. The Namib Desert is a result ... -
Factors affecting possible management strategies for the Namib feral horses
(North-West University, 2005)Demographic, biological and behavioural knowledge, together with information on the ecological interactions and impact of a species is fundamental to effective management of most mammal species. In this study, these aspects ... -
Microbiomics of Namib Desert habitats
(Springer, 2020)The Namib Desert is one of the world’s only truly coastal desert ecosystem. Until the end of the 1st decade of the twenty-first century, very little was known of the microbiology of this southwestern African desert, with ... -
Physiological response of the succulent Augea capensis (Zygophyllaceae) of the southern Namib desert to SO2 and drought stress
(North-West University, 2006)The main aim of this study was to investigate the effects of water availability and SO2 pollution, imposed separately or simultaneously, on the photosynthetic metabolism of Augea capensis Thunb., a succulent of the Namib ...