Seed banks are vital to ecosystem health in this modern human era. Find out how a widespread group of fungi may be reducing seed viability.
Read moreA negative effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
Seed of Centaurea nigra.
Orchids and their mycorrhizal fungi
Encyclia cordigera an orchid found in Costa Rica.
Orchids are the most diverse plant family that has evolved on Earth. Their relationship with fungi is as interesting, as it is diverse.
Read moreNon-native mammals and fungi cause invasional meltdown in New Zealand
An ectomycorrhizal species of Amanita.
Find out what invasional meltdowns are, and how diverse species interaction facilitate invasive biota.
Read moreEcological black holes; accessing the function of leafcutter ants
The large in-focus ant with robust mandibles is a worker of the Mediae cast. Mediae workers do most of the heavy lifting, cutting and carrying plant tissue great distances to the fungal garden. The smaller two ants (Minors) are on patrol, defending the larger Madiae worker from parasitic phorid flies. So no, these smaller ants aren't just getting a free ride. They are working too.
Learn how the some of the largest colonies on earth farm fungi and act as ecological black holes.
Read moreTruffle like fungi and their unlikely, analogous dispersers
Tuber melanosporum
Learn about how one of the most expensive foods in the world disperses, and find out what these dispersers share.
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