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Cross section of a root; the link between below-ground and above-ground interactions.
This new research changes the way we look at mutualisms within the rhizosphere. Studies like this beg the question, what does symbiosis actually entail?
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Lichenomphalia altoandina; a new species of desiccation and salt tolerant basidiolichen. Sandoval-Leiva et al. 2017.
A newly discovered Chilean basidiolichen lives in an exotic place I didn't even know about. Learn about the adaptations required to live in the harsh Altiplano.
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Stained AMF structures. Procedures I carried out throughout my masters thesis.
New research shows that some plants can recognize if their neighbor is closely related. Because of kin recognition in young plants of common ragweed, closely related neighbors do better by investing more in mycorrhizae. Although mycorrhizae didn't nutritionally benefit these plants, their fungal mutualist offered another type of fitness enhancing reward.
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Cross section of Pisolithus arhizus. Photo by Alan Rockefeller.
Not all fungi had it easy evolving in water and nutrient rich habitats. Learn about a not so pretty looking fungus and appreciate the adaptations it evolved that ultimately helped it spread across the planet.
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Fungal hyphae making up a network of mycelia.
Hyphae are the building blocks of the fungal realm. Find out what structures hyphal aggregates make up.
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