Microbes and Mountains: The Mid-Domain Effect on Mt. Fuji, Japan

Abstract

Dispersal of biodiversity – a major cause of variation – leads to speciation, extinction, and dispersal. The most prominent and well-researched pattern in biogeography is the ubiquitous elevational gradient. Most studies have focused on macroorganisms. However, with but the advent of molecular biology tools such as the next-generation sequencing (NGS), these studies incorporate microorganisms into their horizon. The basic objective is to understand and broaden our perspective for other significant microbial groups and their ecology.