Multi-Habitat Landscape Promotes Microbial Diversity: Insights from the Traditional Agricultural Heritage and the Global Trend.

ABSTRACT: Ecosystems are interconnected networks of diverse habitat types, rather than isolated patches. However, the role of the multi-habitat landscape in influencing microbial diversity remains poorly understood. This study investigates bacterial and fungal communities within a 2500-year agricultural heritage system, the Mulberry-dyke and Fish-pond (MF), which integrates various terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Using amplicon sequencing, metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, and genomic analyses, these findings reveal a significant proportion of unclassified microbial taxa, underscoring the importance of MF systems as an untapped reservoir of microbial genetic resources. Moreover, single-nucleotide-level analyses demonstrate that a multi-habitat landscape enhances microbial diversity through ecosys

SUBMITTER: He J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12697846 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature