Mycorrhizal networks

"Fungi form well-documented and functionally relevant symbioses with the majority of plants and the fungi grow inside the roots, forming symbiotic exchange interfaces."

"Reasons underpinning this focus on common mycorrhizal networks (CMNs) are quite evident: these fungi form well-documented and functionally relevant symbioses with the majority of plants and the fungi grow inside the roots, forming symbiotic exchange interfaces (Smith & Read, 2008)."
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Rillig, M.C., Lehmann, A., Mounts, I.R. and Bock, B.M. (2025), Concurrent common fungal networks formed by different guilds of fungi. New Phytol. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20418
#FungalNetworks #fungi #flora #networks #roots #symbioses #PlantFungalInteractions #CMNs #entanglement #forests

Hot off the (digital) press, a paper detailing how many of us view communal/common #mycorrhizal networks and the issues caused by #popsci writing. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-023-01986-1

#ecology #Evolution #Forests #Soil #CMNs