How mycelium helps a forest ecosystem communicate underground
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Trees have their own way of communicating: a network of roots found just beneath the forest floor. Through dense webs of microfilaments—called “mycelium.”
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Scientists Say: Mycelium
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Secret forest fungi partner with plants — and help the climate
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Fungi communicate and engage in more “conversations” after rainfall •
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How to Use Forest Fungi to Improve Soil Quality
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Mapping the fungi network that lives beneath the soil
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What the World's Largest Organism Reveals About Fires and Forest Health - Atlas Obscura
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The Fungi Economy, Part 1: Just like Us, Trees Are Experiencing Inflation
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Mycorrhizal Networks: Hidden Forest Heroes
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The Social Life of Forests - The New York Times
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Partnering With Fungi and Soil for Better Futures – The Nature of Cities
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Mycelium & Mycorrhizal: Forest Perks - Better Place Forests
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Trees talk to each other through their own social networks – Wild Ecology