Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, Volume 69, Issue 3 (2014)

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A festschrift for Professor Mary Seely

Research Articles

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Mary Seely: Desert ecologist, torch-bearer for Namibia's sustainable development
Komeine K.M. Nantanga & John Pallett
Pages: 129-132
Published online: 13 Aug 2014
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Dune systems of the Namib Desert – a spatial and temporal perspective
Nicholas Lancaster
Pages: 133-137
Published online: 13 Jun 2014
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Eocene aridity in southwestern Africa: timing of onset and biological consequences
Martin Pickford, Brigitte Senut, Helke Mocke, Cécile Mourer-Chauviré, Jean-Claude Rage & Pierre Mein
Pages: 139-144
Published online: 11 Jul 2014
AbstractforEocene aridity in southwestern Africa: timing of onset and biological consequences | Full Text | References | PDF (502.2 KB)
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Rare elephant molar (Loxodonta africana zulu) from the Windhoek Spring Deposit, Namibia
George A. Brook, A. Cherkinsky, E. Marais & Nancy Todd
Pages: 145-150
Published online: 17 Jul 2014
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A prospectus for future geomorphological investigation of the Namib Sand Sea
Ian Livingstone, Andreas Baas, Mark D. Bateman, Charles Bristow, Robert G. Bryant, Joanna E. Bullard, Joanna M. Nield, David S.G. Thomas, Kevin H. White & Giles F.S. Wiggs
Pages: 151-156
Published online: 31 Jul 2014
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Spatial patterns of social spider colonies in Namibia reflect habitat features and dispersal modes
Klaus Birkhofer, Tharina Bird, Trine Bilde & Yael Lubin
Pages: 157-163
Published online: 25 Jul 2014
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Supporting a teaching and learning community across borders: Grinnell College at Gobabeb
Kathryn Jacobson, Doug Cutchins, Mary Seely, Janet Seiz, Eliza Willis & Peter Jacobson
Pages: 165-169
Published online: 31 Jul 2014
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Combating land degradation in Namibia over 23 years: learning what matters in DLDD
Marina Coetzee, Viviane Kinyaga, Bertus Kruger, Mary Seely & Wolfgang Werner
Pages: 171-174
Published online: 10 Sep 2014
AbstractforCombating land degradation in Namibia over 23 years: learning what matters in DLDD | Full Text | References | PDF (99.6 KB)
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Science education for sustainable development: the Gobabeb experience
Mary Seely, Vivienne Ward & Theo Wassenaar
Pages: 175-178
Published online: 08 Sep 2014
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Field evidence from Namibia does not support the designation of Angolan and Namibian subspecies of Welwitschia mirabilis Hook
Nicholas Jacobson, Peter Jacobson, Ernst van Jaarsveld & Kathryn Jacobson
Pages: 179-186
Published online: 28 Aug 2014
AbstractforField evidence from Namibia does not support the designation of Angolan and Namibian subspecies of Welwitschia mirabilis Hook | Full Text | References | PDF (373.8 KB)
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Aspects of floodplain deposition in semi-arid ephemeral rivers, examples from the Kuiseb river valley, central Namibia
Susan Ringrose, Wilma Matheson, Mary Seely, Lin Cassidy, Stephan Coetzee & Thebe Kemosidile
Pages: 187-193
Published online: 05 Sep 2014
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Evidence for the evolution of the Kalahari dunes from the Auob River, southeastern Namibia
R. McG. Miller
Pages: 195-204
Published online: 23 Sep 2014
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Neogene palaeoenvironments of the Namib Desert: a brief synthesis
Brigitte Senut & Loïc Ségalen
Pages: 205-211
Published online: 01 Oct 2014
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Solifuges (Arachnida: Solifugae) as predators and prey
Robert A. Wharton & Kristie L. Reddick
Pages: 213-216
Published online: 01 Oct 2014
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Sulphur isotopes in the central Namib Desert ecosystem
Keir Soderberg, Joh Henschel, Robert J. Swap & Stephen A. Macko
Pages: 217-223
Published online: 20 Nov 2014
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