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Trees' Reliance on Fungi May Hinder Their Climate Migration

Trees' Reliance on Fungi May Hinder Their Climate Migration

What they found

Trees may struggle to relocate from climate change because they depend on underground fungal networks.

Trees may struggle to relocate from climate change because they depend on underground fungal networks.

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Field study

Field/ecology

Field/ecology

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

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Phys.org

Phys.org

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MUSHROOM MISCELLANY

MUSHROOM MISCELLANY

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Trees Need Fungi

Trees Need Fungi

Plant and animal populations are relocating to escape climate change — but trees may not be able to flee the heat as easily, due to the underground fungal networks they rely on. Habitat fragmentationseverely reduces a fungus’s genetic diversity and increases the risk of extinction.

Plant and animal populations are relocating to escape climate change — but trees may not be able to flee the heat as easily, due to the underground fungal networks they rely on. Habitat fragmentationseverely reduces a fungus’s genetic diversity and increases the risk of extinction.

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