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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.

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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In Ecology, Mutualism Tags Forest Floor Narrative, FFN, Ecology, Biology, Nature, Soil, soil bacteria, Soil ecology, AMF, nitrogen fixing bacteria, Bacteria, science, research, herbivores, herbivory, Mycology, mutualist, Tetranychus urticae, spider mites, rhizosphere, species interactions

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

Hydraulic lift; facultative processes in plants and fungi drive ecosystem health

July 13, 2017 Philip Pinzone
Worrich et al. 2017

Worrich et al. 2017

Learn how a desert adapted plant and mycelial networks similarly facilitate nearby organisms. 

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In Ecology, Facilitation Tags Forest Floor Narrative, Forest floor, FFN, Sonoran Desert, Palo verde, mycelial networks, Hydraulic lift, facultative processes, facilitation, Fungi, Fungal Ecology, plants, ecosystem health, ecology, Biology, Mycology, Nature, hydraulic lift, research, species interactions, soil, bacteria, soil bacteria

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