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Vegetation data, soil data and plant functional traits central Namibia
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Last update: 2012-03-01 Done by: Dirk Wesuls
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| Dataset metadata |
| Description | Data from vegetation sampling on different farms in central Namibia, data for grass biomass on different farms; vegetation samples around water points; plant functional traits for > 100 plant species. |
| Purpose |
Rangeland ecological in central Namibia |
| Main theme(s) |
biodiversity, vegetation, livestock grazing, farm management, plant functional types, |
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| Biome(s) |
Savanna, Nama Karoo |
| Country(ies) |
Namibia |
| Administration unit(s) |
Khomas, Hardap |
| Locality(ies) |
different farms in the Rehoboth area |
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| Period(s) |
2006-2008 |
| Sampling method(s) |
Vegetation samples (from 1 to 1000m²), Transects |
| Responsible person(s) |
Dirk Wesuls |
| Regional networks(s) |
BIOTA Southern Africa |
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| Copyright holder |
Dirk Wesuls |
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Data provider |
| Start time of protection |
2006 |
| Duration of protection |
7 years |
| Rationale / notes |
further analyses & publication |
| Data |
| Format |
MS-Excel, MS-Access |
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| Related publications |
- Wesuls, D., Oldeland, J. & Dray, S. (2012) Disentangling plant trait responses to livestock grazing from spatio-temporal variation: the partial RLQ approach. Journal of Vegetation Science, 23, 98-113
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Domptail, S. E., Dreber, N., Falk, T., Gibreel, T., Kirk, M., Limpricht, C., Naumann, C., Prediger, S., Vollan, B. & Wesuls, D. (2010) An ecological-economic analysis of the pastoral systems of the Nama Karoo in southern Namibia. – In: Hoffman, M. T., Schmiedel, U., Jürgens, N. [Eds.]: Biodiversity in southern Africa. Volume 3: Implications for landuse and management: pp. 75–107, Klaus Hess Publishers, Göttingen & Windhoek.
Wesuls, D., Strohbach, M., Horn, A., Kos, M., Zimmermann, J., Hoffmann, J., Geldenhuys, C., Dreber, N., Kellermann, L., van Rooyen, M. W. & Poschlod, P. (2010) Plant functional traits and types as a tool to analyse landuse impacts on vegetation. – In: Schmiedel, U., Jürgens, N. [Eds.]: Biodiversity in southern Africa. Volume 2: Patterns and processes at regional scale: pp. 222–232, Klaus Hess Publishers, Göttingen & Windhoek.
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| Contact person |
Wesuls, Dipl. Biol. Dirk
University of Hamburg
Ohnhorststr. 18
22609 Hamburg
Germany
Phone: +49 40 42816 245
 dirk.wesuls@yahoo.de
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