NaBiD - Frequently asked questions

General

• What is NaBiD?
• What does NaBiD mean?
• What is NaBiD's geographical coverage?

• What is NaBiD?
  
  NaBiD is an on-line biodiversity database for Namibia. It aims to make Namibian biodiversity information as accessible as possible to anyone with a legitimate interest therein.


• What does NaBiD mean?
  
  NaBiD is an acronym derived from Namibian Biodiversity Database.
  The Nabidae are a fascinating group of predatory bugs, and we do not mind being associated with them, but the name correspondence is coincidental.


• What is NaBiD's geographical coverage?
  
  Namibia, of course .
  On land, we have included a number of traditionally well-collected localities that are situated on the immediately opposite side of borders in adjacent countries, i.e. usually less than 1 km outside Namibia. The assumption is that species found there probably occur in Namibia, too, even if they have not yet been been recorded from adjacent parts of Namibia. We do this because, in the case of seldom recorded species, such records often help to give a clearer picture of distribution. Examples of such localities are:
  
  • Angola
  • Foz do Cunene, on the north bank of the Kunene River near the mouth.
  • Santa Clara, across the border from Oshikango.
  • Cuangar, across the Kavango River from Nkurenkuru.
  • Zambia
  • Sesheke, across the Zambezi River from Katima Mulilo.
  • Kazungula, Chobe-Zambezi confluence, across from similarly-named place in Botswana.
  • Botswana
  • Kazungula, Chobe-Zambezi confluence, across from similarly-named place in Zambia.
  • Kasane, south bank of Chobe River.
  • Kabulabula, across the Chobe River from similarly-named place in Namibia.
  • Serondela, south bank of Chobe River.
  • Ngoma, across the Chobe River from similarly-named place in Namibia.
  • Mohembo, border post south of Bagani.
  • Mamuno, border post east of Gobabis.
  • South Africa
  • Union's End, northern extent of South African part of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
  • Mata-Mata, rest camp in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
  • Rietfontein (= Mier), across the border east of Aroab. (There are many other places in both countries called Rietfontein, too)
  • Onseepkans, south bank of Orange River.
  • Pelladrif, south bank of Orange River (but not Pella, further south).
  • Goodhouse, south bank of Orange River.
  • Vioolsdrif(t), across the Orange River from Noordoewer.
  • Klipneus, south bank of Lower Orange River in Richtersveld.
  • Grasdrif, south bank of Lower Orange River in Richtersveld.
  • De Hoop, south bank of Lower Orange River in Richtersveld.
  • Ochta, south bank of Lower Orange River south of Rosh Pinah.
  • Sendelingsdrif, Lower Orange River, near similarly-named place in Namibia.
  • Bloeddrif, south bank of Lower Orange River.
  • Brandkaros(s), south bank of Lower Orange River.
  • Beauvallon, south bank of Lower Orange River.
  • Grootderm, south bank of Lower Orange River.
  • Alexander Bay, across Orange River from Oranjemund.
  In the ocean, our area of focus extends far beyond Namibia's territorial waters into the open South Atlantic Ocean as far west as 3° E longitude. There is no particular biogeographical significance to this limit - it was chosen simply so that our land and marine distribution maps could have similar extents.