The Natural Environment of the Namib Desert

Authors

  • Patrick Van Damme Laboratory for Tropical and Sub-tropical Agronomy and Ethnobotany Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences Ghent University
  • Patrick Vernemmen Laboratory for Tropical and Sub-tropical Agronomy and Ethnobotany Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences Ghent University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21825/af.v8i3-4.5831

Abstract

The Topnaar basically live in two distinct areas in the Namib Desert i.e. the Kuiseb river valley and the Sesfontein area. The ecology of both these zones is presented and discussed in detail. Specific attention is given to the plant communities that occur in both of them. 

Author Biographies

Patrick Van Damme, Laboratory for Tropical and Sub-tropical Agronomy and Ethnobotany Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences Ghent University

Tropical and Sub-tropical Agronomy and Ethnobotany

Patrick Vernemmen, Laboratory for Tropical and Sub-tropical Agronomy and Ethnobotany Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences Ghent University

Tropical and Sub-tropical Agronomy and Ethnobotany

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Published

1992-09-06

How to Cite

Van Damme, P., & Vernemmen, P. (1992). The Natural Environment of the Namib Desert. frika ocus, 8(3-4). https://doi.org/10.21825/af.v8i3-4.5831

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Vol. 8 No. 3-4 (1992): Namibia and the Namib Desert

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