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Using whole\u2010genome shotgun metagenomics via Oxford Nanopore Technologies long\u2010read sequencing, we profiled soil microbial communities across six contrasting land\u2010use sites in Dubai, UAE: urban, industrial (two locations), marine, desert and agricultural, where each sampled at three depth intervals (0\u201325\u2009cm, 25\u201350\u2009cm and 50\u2013100\u2009cm). Marine soils exhibited extreme salinity (EC 23.7\u201330.7\u2009dS\u2009m\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    ) and the highest organic matter content (1.19%\u20131.76%), while desert soils were nutrient\u2010poor with minimal salinity. Actinomycetota and Pseudomonadota co\u2010dominated across all sites, collectively accounting for 77%\u201396% of classified sequences. Actinomycetota prevailed in undisturbed desert horizons (up to 53.4%), while Pseudomonadota dominated nutrient\u2010enriched environments, reaching 69.4% at industrial sites. A notable compositional reversal was observed in the desert deep horizon (50\u2013100\u2009cm), where Pseudomonadota increased to 56.8%, departing from the expected oligotrophic depth gradient. PERMANOVA confirmed land use as the primary driver of community composition (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.001), with depth exerting a secondary but significant effect (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009\u2264\u20090.01). NMDS ordination revealed strong site\u2010specific clustering, with each environment harbouring a distinctive microbial fingerprint with promising forensic geolocation potential.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/1758-2229.70403","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,15]],"date-time":"2026-08-15T03:31:32Z","timestamp":1786764692000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Soil Microbiomes Across Depth and Ecosystems in Dubai,\n                    <scp>UAE<\/scp>\n                    : Potential Environmental Signatures for Forensic Geolocation"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4651-4376","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abdulla","family":"Albastaki","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"General Department of Forensic Science and Criminology Dubai Police HQ  Dubai UAE"},{"name":"School of Law and Policing University of Lancashire  Lancashire UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0433-5655","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mohammed","family":"Naji","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"General Department of Forensic Science and Criminology Dubai Police HQ  Dubai UAE"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3492-5071","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mohamed","family":"Moussa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"International Center for Biosaline Agriculture  Dubai UAE"},{"name":"Department of Integrative Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine United Arab Emirates University  Al Ain UAE"},{"name":"Soil and Water Research Department, Nuclear Research Center Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority  Cairo Egypt"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Judith","family":"Smith","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Law and Policing University of Lancashire  Lancashire UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_9_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/femsec\/fix050"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0038\u20100717(02)00251\u20101"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fmicb.2021.794743"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/diagnostics12010001"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1128\/AEM.02673\u201020"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_7_1","first-page":"151","volume-title":"Soil Chemical Analysis","author":"Jackson M. 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