Nature Ecology & Evolution - In this Perspective, Karst et al. discuss how both the popular media and scientific literature have inflated the extent of evidence for various roles of mycorrhizal...

From Ted Lasso to TED Talks, the theory of the “wood-wide web” is everywhere, and some scientists argue that it is overblown and unproven.

Biological Market Models are common evolutionary frameworks to understand the maintenance of mutualism in mycorrhizas. ‘Surplus C’ hypotheses provide an alternative framework where stoichiometry and...

Merlin Sheldrake, a biologist and author, is doing his best to show the world all the amazing things fungi can do to benefit life on a damaged planet.

Nature - A popular theory about how trees cooperate has enchanted the public and raised the profile of forest conservation. But some ecologists think its scientific basis has been oversold.

Opinion | A fascinating story about forest fungal networks has captured the public imagination in recent years. Is any of it true?

Nature Ecology & Evolution - Analysing >18,000 effect sizes from recent ecology studies published in five leading journals, the authors identify widespread under-powered designs,...

Subtropical and tropical forests are some of the most species-rich plant communities on Earth, but they are at risk from pressures of climate and land-use change (e.g., logging, deforestation) [1]....

A recent article highlights the growing doubts about the true role of the common mycorrhizal networks [CMN or wood wide web (WWW)] connecting the roots of trees in forests. It questions the claim of...

Découvre le partenariat unique entre les plantes et les champignons.

Renowned B.C. forest ecologist Suzanne Simard is defending her work around tree communication after a citation review claims there is insufficient evidence to support her research, which says trees...

Even in death, a tree helps others live.

Demystifying the Wood Wide Web: Ethan visits the Catamount Community Forest to talk about the Wood Wide Web, common mycorrhizal networks, and a new study tha...

Plant and Soil - Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis has been referred to as the mother of all plant root symbioses as it predated the evolution of plant roots. The AM research is a...

Even in death, a tree helps others live.

Recent studies indicate that microbial dead cells, particularly those of fungi, play an important role in long-term carbon persistence in soils. Despite this growing recognition, how the resources...

Our research focuses on the mycorrhizal ecology of forests. Mycorrhizas are symbioses formed between roots and fungi, and play important roles in forest recovery after disturbances, carbon cycling,...

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Science means being able to change your mind in light of new evidence

Everyday people understandably rely on information quoted by scientists. But when that information turns out to be incorrect, things get complicated.

It’s a consoling thought. That rather than places of slow battles to the death, the forests surrounding us are actually communities in which varied species ...

Biologists set out to pin down the existence of a vast, underground network of fungi connecting trees in a forest. Here’s what they found.

The “wood wide web” is like social media for trees, as it allows trees to send messages to each other through roots and microorganisms.

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi are crucial for tree nitrogen (N) nutrition; however, mechanisms governing N transfer from fungal tissues to the host plant are not well understood. ECM fungal isolates...

Renowned forest ecologist Suzanne Simard has redefined our relationship with trees, having identified a vast underground fungal network that shares nutrients...

Following disturbances, soil and root-associated EMF exhibit high functional redundancy, as seedling performance did not vary with differences in EMF community composition across disturbance types....

Nature Communications - New study shows forests with ectomycorrhizal strategies accumulate more carbon stocks than forests dominated by arbuscular mycorrhizal or mixed mycorrhizal strategies in...

Extensive tree mortality in forests can change the community composition of soil fungi altering seedling establishment, a process critical to forest restoration. Disturbances that result in the loss...

As forest managers increasingly seek to implement partial-harvest silviculture systems in complex forests, more data are required on the potential development of the residual stand following treatm...