PRJNA433089
Does plant gender play a role in shaping a soil microbial community in an extreme desert environment? A case study: Acanthosicyos horridus in the Namib Desert
Plant clusters govern soil microbial activity in desert systems. Female Acanthosicyos horridus plants in the Namib Desert are preferentially accessed by grazers, especially during fruit availability. We hypothesized that this differential grazing will affect the taxonomic diversity of soil bacterial populations.