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The Fungi Economy, Part 2: Here's How Plants and Fungi Trade beneath Our Feet

Science, Quickly

English - August 07, 2023 09:30 - 17 minutes - ★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
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Previous Episode: The Fungi Economy, Part 1: Just like Us, Trees Are Experiencing Inflation
Next Episode: The Fungi Economy, Part 3: Can Climate Modeling from Space Save Our Forests?

Atmospheric carbon is a currency that plants use to “buy” nutrients from fungi in the soil. To find out where this economy will go next, the devil is in the details. And the details are in the dirt.
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Atmospheric carbon is a currency that plants use to “buy” nutrients from fungi in the soil. To find out where this economy will go next, the devil is in the details. And the details are in the dirt.

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