W. J. Jankowitz
Polytechnic of Namibia
2 Papers
30 Citations
W. J. Jankowitz is an academic researcher from Polytechnic of Namibia. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications.
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Mysterious circles in the Namib Desert: review of hypotheses on their origin
TL;DR: Circular, slightly concave depressions, devoid of vegetation and often surrounded by a fringe of tall grasses occur in a broken belt in the pro-Namib zone of the west coast of southern Africa, and no evidence of increased radioactivity could be detected in soil samples collected from these sites.
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Mysterious circles in the Namib Desert.
TL;DR: In this paper, an in situ experiment was conducted in the NamibRand Nature Reserve to test the latest hypothesis that the fairy circles are the result of a semi-volatile gas that inhibits plant growth.
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