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Fungi Friday-Pisolithus arhizus

August 25, 2017 Philip Pinzone
Cross section of Pisolithus arhizus. Photo by Alan Rockefeller. 

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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In Fungi Friday, Mutualism Tags Fungi Friday, Forest Floor Narrative, Forest floor, Mushrooms, Australia, Mycology, Biology, Nature, Mycorrhizae, Pisolithus arhizus, Pisolithus, Sclerodermataceae, research, mycelium, ectomycorrhizae, evolution

Hyphal aggregates

August 24, 2017 Philip Pinzone
Fungal hyphae making up a network of mycelia. 

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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In Ecology, Evolution, Mutualism, Mycology Tags Forest Floor Narrative, Forest floor, Forest, Hyphal aggregates, Hyphal formations, Hyphal structures, Hyphae, fungi, mushroom, ecology, physiology, fungal physiology, evolution, Spitzenkörper, fungal growth, fungal network, mycelial networks, Mycorrhizae, mycology, Costa Rica, mycelial cords, rhizomorph, rhizomorphs, aerial rhizomorph, Sclerotia, ectomycorrhizal fungi, science, Nature, Biology

Soil Age; The Main Driver Of Plant And Fungal Adaptations Part II

August 16, 2017 Philip Pinzone
The forest floor is heavily influenced by time

The forest floor is heavily influenced by time

Using empirical evidence, this post revisits the ecological concepts associated with soil age.

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In Ecology, Evolution, mutualists, Mycorrhizae Tags Forest floor, Forest Floor Narrative, Biology, ecology, ectomycorrhizae, AMF, ECM, Mycology, Mycorrhizae, Nature, fungi, fungus, soil, soil bacteria, soil age, soil nutrients, Ecosystems, Acacia rostellifera, Melaleuca systena, Fungal Adaptations, Plant Adaptations, Adaptations, Species Adaptations, species distribution, species interactions

Orchids and their mycorrhizal fungi

August 9, 2017 Philip Pinzone
Encyclia cordigera an orchid found in Costa Rica. 

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. 

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In Ecology, Evolution, Mutualism, Mycology, Mycorrhizae, parasites Tags Forest Floor Narrative, Forest floor, Orchids, Orchid, Orchidaceae, mutualist, parasite, parasites, Orchid Mycorrhizae, OMF, Mycorrhizae, Mycology, Biology, Botany, Plant, Plant ecology, Fungal Ecology, Encyclia cordigera, Costa Rica, Ernst Haeckel, Orchid diversity, plant diversity, niche, niche width, mycoheterotrophic, mycoheterotroph, Fungal pelotons, Goodyera pubescens, downy rattlesnake plantain, Climate change, anthropogenic, anthropocene, Nature, Southern Appalachia, Appalachia

Non-native mammals and fungi cause invasional meltdown in New Zealand

July 24, 2017 Philip Pinzone
An ectomycorrhizal species of Amanita.

An ectomycorrhizal species of Amanita.

Find out what invasional meltdowns are, and how diverse species interaction facilitate invasive biota. 

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In Ecology, Facilitation, Dispersal, Invasive species, Mutualism, Mycorrhizae Tags Forest Floor Narrative, Forest floor, FFN, invasive species, invasional meltdown, New Zealand, non-native, fungi, Mycorrhizae, species interactions, ectomycorrhizal fungi, mammals, Cervus elaphus, Trichosurus vulpecula, dispersal, Rhizopogon, Suillus, fungal mutualists, ecology, native fungi, Biology, Nature, Mycology, Pinus contorta, tripartite interaction, facilitation
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