Tricholoma matsutake is a highly esteemed ectomycorrhizal fungus that forms mutualistic associations with coniferous trees, particularly species within the Pinaceae. This symbiosis is critical for ...
If you've ever been for a walk in the forest or poked around your local park, you're probably familiar with seeing mushrooms popping up as the weather turns cooler. But you're not the only one.
Trees depend on fungi for their well-being. As climate change and global warming cause higher temperatures and amplified drought, little is known about how these important fungi will respond. To ...
An ectomycorrhizal Cortinarius mushroom growing in a forest in Colombia. This is an example of a species that has been identified -- a rarity based on the findings of this review. Mycorrhizal fungi ...
Long-footed potoroos dig up and eat many truffle-like fungi, spreading spores and keeping vital fungi-forest relationships ...
Werner Mayerhofer, Arno Schintlmeister, Marlies Dietrich, Stefan Gorka, Julia Wiesenbauer, Victoria Martin, Raphael Gabriel, Siegfried Reipert, Marieluise Weidinger ...
Aims In deglaciated surfaces, lithology influences habitat development. In particular, serpentinite inhibits soil evolution and plant colonization because of insufficient phosphorus (P) content, among ...
Researchers from Syracuse University and the University of Minnesota find that warming trends will likely result in major disturbances of networks of fungi potentially harming forest resilience ...