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Gillian Maggs‐Kölling

Gobabeb Namib Research InstituteORCID 0000-0003-3296-8553Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Amy M. TreonisiD· 1 shared Angelique E. RayiD· 1 shared Belinda C. FerrariiD· 1 shared Dana Z. TribbiaiD· 1 shared Don Arthur CowaniD· 1 shared Eugène MaraisiD· 1 shared L. Andrew Bell· 1 shared Náthali Machado de LimaiD· 1 shared

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Trace gas oxidation supports sub-surface microbial communities across Namib Desert fog and aridity gradients

Dana Z. Tribbia, Pedro Humberto Lebre, Xabier Vázquez-Campos, Angelique E. Ray, Thomas Laird, Náthali Machado de Lima, Gillian Maggs‐Kölling, Don Arthur Cowan, Belinda C. Ferrari

This study shows that microbial communities in the Namib Desert use atmospheric hydrogen oxidation to survive in hyperarid soils despite lacking liquid water.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Jul 10, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Namibian fairy circles: Hostile territory for soil nematodes

Amy M. Treonis, L. Andrew Bell, Eugène Marais, Gillian Maggs‐Kölling

The paper examines soil nematode communities in Namibian fairy circles, finding lower diversity and abundance in bare soil centers compared to vegetated areas, with specific nematode interactions highlighted.

PLoS ONE · Aug 12, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology