A comparative study of bird breeding ecology in the Namib Desert Park and adjacent higher rainfall areas of central South West Africa / R. A. C. Jensen
Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: Symposium on the adaptions of birds for life in a hot and dry climate, Organised by the South African Ornithological Society and S.W.A. Scientific Society; p. 10 - 11Publication details: Windhoek, 1973Description: 2 pages; 30 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:- NAM 598.2 SOU
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Books | Namibia Scientific Society Library | Not for loan |
Just over 200 species of birds have been recorded from the 5 000 sqare mile (1 312 00 ha) Namib Desert Park. About 45 persent breed there, most of them in the linear oases formed by the two major seasonally-flowing rivers traversing the Park from east to west, or in the narrow hilly eastern strip above the 100 mm isohyet
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