Browsing Genetics by UP Author "Johnson, Riegardt M."

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Namib Desert edaphic bacterial, fungal and archaeal communities assemble through deterministic processes but are influenced by different abiotic parameters

Johnson, Riegardt M.; Ramond, Jean-Baptiste; Gunnigle, Eoin; Seely, Mary; Cowan, Don A. (Springer, 2017-01)

The central Namib Desert is hyperarid, where limited plant growth ensures that biogeochemical processes are largely driven by microbial populations. Recent research has shown that niche partitioning is critically involved ...
Unique microbial phylotypes in Namib desert dune and gravel plain fairy circle soils

Van der Walt, Andries Johannes; Johnson, Riegardt M.; Cowan, Don A.; Seely, Mary; Ramond, Jean-Baptiste (American Society for Microbiology, 2016-08)

Fairy Circles (FCs) are barren circular patches of soil surrounded by grass species, the origin of which is poorly understood. FCs feature in both the gravel plains and dune fields of the Namib Desert. While a substantial ...

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