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Vegetation and Soil Data from the Observatories Narais and Duruchaus, Namibia, March 2009
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Last update: 2010-10-01 Done by: Gerhard Muche
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| Description | Vegetation and Soil Data from the Observatories Narais and Duruchaus, Namibia, March 2009. 20 nested plots on each observatory, ranging from 0.01 to 1000 m², randomly placed across the whole square kilometre. Data were recorded for the Diploma thesis of Jan Peters, University of Greifswald |
| Purpose |
Evaluation of species-area relationships in vegetation analysis of southern Africa. |
| Main theme(s) |
vegetation, soil, biodiversity observatory, nested plots, species-area relationship |
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| Biome(s) |
Nama Karoo |
| Country(ies) |
Namibia |
| Administration unit(s) |
Khomas, Windhoek |
| Locality(ies) |
Rehoboth, Nareis, Duruchaus |
| BIOTA Observatory(ies) |
S39 Nareis, S40 Duruchaus |
| Period(s) |
2009 |
| Sampling method(s) |
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| Responsible person(s) |
Peters, Jan |
| Regional networks(s) |
BIOTA Southern Africa |
| Related subprojects / workpackages / topics |
South-B3 - Monitoring Vegetation Dynamics |
| Copyright holder |
BIOTA Southern Africa |
| Restrictions of dissemination |
available on request |
| Start time of protection |
2010 |
| Duration of protection |
1 years |
| Rationale / notes |
ongoing analyses |
| Data |
| Format |
MS Access |
| File name(s) / size(s) |
BIOTAbase_JPeters_NA_DU_2009.mdb / 46 MB |
| Software requirements |
BIOTABase |
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| Status |
Diploma thesis |
| Notes |
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| Contact person |
Muche, Dr. Gerhard
University of Hamburg, BioCentre Klein Flottbek and Botanical Garden
Ohnhorststr. 18
22609 Hamburg
Germany
Phone: +49 40 42816395
 gerhard.muche@botanik.uni-hamburg.de
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