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Climate Change May Tip Aspen Forest Fungi Toward Harmful Species

Climate Change May Tip Aspen Forest Fungi Toward Harmful Species

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A Stanford study simulating heat and drought found climate change pushes aspen soil fungi toward harmful pathogenic species, threatening the groves.

A Stanford study simulating heat and drought found climate change pushes aspen soil fungi toward harmful pathogenic species, threatening the groves.

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Aspens and Fungi Friends Threatened

Aspens and Fungi Friends Threatened

In the shadow of climate change, North America’s aspen groves and their crucial fungal allies face a precarious future. A recent Stanford University study illuminates just how precarious by simulating extreme weather and drought conditions to observe how the fungal diversity could be altered. Researchers particularly focused on the balance between mycorrhizal and pathogenic fungi.

In the shadow of climate change, North America’s aspen groves and their crucial fungal allies face a precarious future. A recent Stanford University study illuminates just how precarious by simulating extreme weather and drought conditions to observe how the fungal diversity could be altered. Researchers particularly focused on the balance between mycorrhizal and pathogenic fungi.

Aspen groves & fungi friends threatened by climate change

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