Plant Ecology of the Namib Desert

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" Plant Ecology of the Namib Desert "
Patrick van Damme

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1064311
Doc. No	:	LA107940
Call No	:	‭10.1163/2031356X-00704005‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Patrick van Damme
Title & Author	:	Plant Ecology of the Namib Desert [Article]\ Patrick van Damme
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Afrika Focus
Date	:	1991
Volume/ Issue Number	:	7/4
Page No	:	355–400
Abstract	:	The Namib desert is reportedly the oldest desert in the world. It consists of a number of very distinct ecosystems, six of which are dealt with in this text. Among them are the sand dune, the dry river bed and the domed inselbergs vegetation. The importance of fog water absorption for the Namib flora is discussed. Two important and noteworthy endemic plant species, i.e. Welwitschia mirabilis and Acanthosicyos horrida are treated extensively, because of their great interest for plant physiology and ethnobotany, resp. Special attention is given to the imponance of the CAM photosynthetic system for Namib desert plant survival. Where possible the ethnobotanic importance of the species is discussed. The Namib desert is reportedly the oldest desert in the world. It consists of a number of very distinct ecosystems, six of which are dealt with in this text. Among them are the sand dune, the dry river bed and the domed inselbergs vegetation. The importance of fog water absorption for the Namib flora is discussed. Two important and noteworthy endemic plant species, i.e. Welwitschia mirabilis and Acanthosicyos horrida are treated extensively, because of their great interest for plant physiology and ethnobotany, resp. Special attention is given to the imponance of the CAM photosynthetic system for Namib desert plant survival. Where possible the ethnobotanic importance of the species is discussed.
Descriptor	:	Acanthosicyos horrida
Descriptor	:	desert flora
Descriptor	:	drought stress
Descriptor	:	ethnobotany
Descriptor	:	succulents
Descriptor	:	Welwitschia mirabilis
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/2031356X-00704005‬