A journey into the woods - The wood wide web - an ancient relationship
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Fungi form a large underground network in our forest soils that has important ecological functions for the growth and health of the forest ecosystem. In this solo-episode with Judith Lundberg-Felten, we take a deep dive underground and explore - How old beneficial fungus-plant interactions, also called mycorrhiza, are. - How trees and fungi can benefit from entering into a symbiotic (beneficial) relationship. - Why they matter for the forest even today. - What the risk of deforestation is for the forest ecosystem.
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