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Your path towards ecological understanding

Elevated CO2 and its ecological and evolutionary influence

December 12, 2017 Philip Pinzone
Extra cellular hyphae traveling in-between plant root cells. Penetrated cell with a formed arbuscule (top right). 

Extra cellular hyphae traveling in-between plant root cells. Penetrated cell with a formed arbuscule (top right). 

Learn how scientists use research to make predictions for how future ecosystems will function. Find out how present-day forests may soon resemble a more ancient past. 

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In Carbon Cycle, Climate Change, Ecology, Evolution Tags FFN, Forest ecology, Forest Floor Narrative, Ecology, Ecosystem, Mycology, Fungi, mycorrhizae, Botany, Plants, Nature, Climate change, global climate change, Earth, Earth’s atmosphere, Carbon Cycle, forest floor, CO2, Evolution, Evolutionary processes, CO2 levels, CO2 emissions, ectomycorrhizal fungi, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, AMF, ECM, science

Implications of mycorrhizae; Increased CO2 levels enhance mineral weathering

October 5, 2017 Philip Pinzone
Three AMF hosts, Ginkgo biloba, Sequoia sempervirens and Magnolia grandiflora followed by two ECM hosts, Pinus sylvestris and Betula pendula. (f) AMF structures. (g) ECM rootlets. Quirk et al. 2014. 

Three AMF hosts, Ginkgo biloba, Sequoia sempervirens and Magnolia grandiflora followed by two ECM hosts, Pinus sylvestris and Betula pendula. (f) AMF structures. (g) ECM rootlets. Quirk et al. 2014. 

A new negative interaction uncovered in the wake of increased CO2 emissions. 

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In Mycorrhizae, Climate Change, Carbon Cycle Tags Forest Floor Narrative, forest floor, Forest, Forest ecology, global climate change, CO2 levels, CO2, science, mycorrhizae, Mycology, Biology, Botany, research, CO2 emissions, Earth’s atmosphere, Anthropocene, fungal mutualists, mineral weathering, environment, Evolution, Climate change, ECM, ectomycorrhizae, AMF, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, weathering

Mushrooms make it rain, literally

August 29, 2017 Philip Pinzone
Spore forming mushroom gills

Spore forming mushroom gills

Other than the passing of genetic information to subsequent generations, recent research has revealed yet another ecological function fungal spores may provide- the formation of raindrops!

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In Ecology, Dispersal, Precipitation Tags FFN, Forest Floor Narrative, Forest floor, precipitation, rain, condensation, ecology, Biology, physiology, Mycology, rainfall, rain formation, Climate change, Mushrooms, Mushroom, Fungi, Fungus, Buller, Buller’s droplet, Earth’s atmosphere, Nature, basidium, fungal spores, spore, spores, basidiomycete fungi, basidiomycete, microscopy, science, research, hiller appendix, adaxial surface

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