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.
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Seed of Centaurea nigra.
Soil Age; The Main Driver Of Plant And Fungal Adaptations Part II
The forest floor is heavily influenced by time
Using empirical evidence, this post revisits the ecological concepts associated with soil age.
Read moreHydraulic lift; facultative processes in plants and fungi drive ecosystem health
Learn how a desert adapted plant and mycelial networks similarly facilitate nearby organisms.
Read moreSoil age as the main driver of plant and fungal adaptations
Soil age drives diverse adaptations in plant nutrient acquisition. Find out how plants cope with living in the most nutrient poor soils. Understand how fungal diversity can be influenced by soil age.
Read moreInvasive earthworms-Changing ecosystems in North America from the bottom up.
Lumbricus rubellus: an invasive worm that is transforming North American ecosystems
Earthworms have not evolved here (if you live north enough). Find out how these wriggling invertebrates are altering ecosystems on an enormous scale. Learn how they interact with plants and fungi underneath your feet in the soil depths.
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