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NO DOMINANT FUNGI. "Similar to other soil microbes, soil fungal assemblages are typically very diverse, lack clear dominants, and contain many rare species." https://lnkd.in/ewxacXU View in LinkedIn

FUNGI ROLE. "Fungi play crucial roles in ecosystems, namely as decomposition agents, pathogens, and mycorrhizal symbionts, and these different functional fungal groups are most likely influenced by distinctive environmental parameters." https://lnkd.in/ewxacXU View in LinkedIn

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. "Common mycelial networks facilitate seedling establishment, influence plant community composition and are the primary pathways through which many species of non-photosynthetic plants acquire their energy." https://lnkd.in/eVcfufn View in LinkedIn

CROSS SPECIES. "Due to a lack of specificity of AM fungi to their host plants, external mycelia can produce so-called ‘common mycelial networks’ that connect the roots of different species, as well as individuals of the same species." https://lnkd.in/eVcfufn View in LinkedIn

NOT ALWAYS TRUE. "Networks formed between multiple plant species are not necessarily beneficial for the abundance of the fungal partner. This work highlights potential conflict between what is optimal for the host and what is optimal for the fungal partner in multi-partner settings." https://lnkd.in/eSPrxUj View in LinkedIn

SAFETY IN NUMBERS. "A major outstanding question is whether fungal networks benefit from being connected to different host species. From a mycocentric point of view, a fungal species connected to different hosts has a more diverse choice of partners and can theoretically obtain a better carbon (C) ‘payback’ for their nutrient exchange." https://lnkd.in/eSPrxUj View in LinkedIn

CHEATING IN FUNGUS-HOST MARRIAGES. "A liaison between a plant and a fungus is not without risk. A plant may emit chemical signal(s) similar to the usual host, 'inviting' the fungus to physically link up with it (the 'interloper') and to provide it carbon compounds and nutrients drawn from the host plant to which the fungus is attached." https://lnkd.in/e6PQqe9 View in LinkedIn

ALMOST SCI-FI. "Quantum levitation as it is called is a process where scientists use the properties of quantum physics to levitate an object (specifically, a superconductor) over a magnetic source (specifically a quantum levitation track designed for this purpose)." https://lnkd.in/emW6Tsg View in LinkedIn

CULTURING A COMMUNITY. "However, mother trees also share small amounts of resources with strangers, suggesting mechanisms exist not just for species, but also community-level selection." https://lnkd.in/eSDUTZE View in LinkedIn

FUNGAL FAST LANE. "Common mycorrhizal networks (CMNs) form below ground networks that interconnect multiple plant species. Our results show that CMNs support transfer of allelochemicals from supplier to target plants and thus lead to allelochemical accumulation at levels that could not be reached by diffusion through soil alone." https://lnkd.in/eNjC4Wx View in LinkedIn