Your path towards ecological understanding

Below-ground interactions cascade up to above-ground herbivores

October 26, 2017 Philip Pinzone

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?

Herbivory above-ground regulates competition below-ground

August 3, 2017 Philip Pinzone

Find out how above-ground herbivory changes below-ground communities of bacteria and fungi.

Ecological black holes; accessing the function of leafcutter ants

June 28, 2017 Philip Pinzone

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 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.

Fungi Canon!! Crazy forces generated by an unassuming group of fungi

June 22, 2017 Philip Pinzone

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Find out why this group of fungi should be considered as one of the fastest organisms on the planet. Learn the ecological strategies behind the evolution of these forces.