Dr. Stephan Getzin | Scientist | Ecologist

Partners, supporters and co-authors

My research on fairy circles and desert ecology in general has benefited from numerous collaborations. On this page I would like to thank (in alphabetical order) various institutions, supporters and co-authors who have all contributed to making this research possible.

• Gobabeb Namib Research Institute, Namibia
• Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany
• Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism – MEFT, Namibia
• Namibia Civil Aviation Authority – NCAA, Namibia
• National Commission for Research, Science and Technology - NCRST, Namibia
• RPAS Operations, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Australia
• University of Göttingen, Germany

• Amber Bateman, Australia 
• Asco Car Hire, Namibia
• BHP Western Australia Iron Ore, Australia
• Bronwyn Bell, Australia 
• Christian Baas, Namibia – Donkerhuk West
• Emma Stock, Australia 
• Erika & Herman Viljoen, Namibia – Skeleton Beach Backpackers
• Hein Schultz, Namibia – Rostock Ritz Desert Lodge
• Jan & Kai Sturm, Namibia – Namib Naukluft Lodge
• Jessica Steyn, Namibia – NamibRand Nature Reserve
• Jörg Melzheimer, Germany – Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
• Kevin Sanders, Australia 
• Kings Park and Botanic Garden, Australia
• Lawrence Billson, Australia 
• Lee & Murray Tindall, Namibia – ProNamib Nature Reserve
• Nils Odendaal, Namibia – NamibRand Nature Reserve
• Rian Lombard, Namibia – Goedemoed farm 
• Rio Tinto, Australia
• Stefan Götze, Germany 
• Students of Bauhaus-University Weimar, Germany – Animation Art & Design
• Sven Juerss, Germany – Microdrones
• Thomas Izko, Namibia – Landsberg farm
• Ulrich E. Bezuidenhoudt, Namibia – Gobabeb

• Ailly Nambwandja, Namibia 
• Andreas Huth, Germany – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
• Don A. Cowan, South Africa – University of Pretoria
• Ehud Meron, Israel – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
• Eugene Marais, Namibia – Gobabeb
• Gillian Maggs-Kölling, Namibia – Gobabeb
• Hezi Yizhaq, Israel – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
• Johanna M. Ottenbreit, Germany – University of Göttingen 
• Jost von Hardenberg, Italy – Politecnico di Torino
• Kerstin Wiegand, Germany – University of Göttingen
• Mike Cramer, South Africa – University of Cape Town
• Miriam Muñoz-Rojas, Australia – University of New South Wales
• Sönke Holch, Germany – University of Göttingen 
• Thorsten Becker, Germany 
• Thorsten Wiegand, Germany – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
• Todd E. Erickson, Australia – The University of Western Australia
• Walter R. Tschinkel, USA – Florida State University