Hidden carbon: #Fungi and their '#necromass' absorb one-third of the #carbon emitted by burning fossil fuels every year.
#soil #microbiome #GHG #climatechange #mycorrhizae
https://theconversation.com/hidden-carbon-fungi-and-their-necromass-absorb-one-third-of-the-carbon-emitted-by-burning-fossil-fuels-every-year-206674
New research about underground fungal filaments suggests these networks store a vast amount of carbon. All the more reason to preserve them.