Plants Use An Internet Made of Fungus
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It's called the "Wood Wide Web," and it might make you look at forests in a whole new light. Gross Science explains.
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Nature.com: Defoliation of interior Douglas-fir elicits carbon transfer and stress signalling to ponderosa pine neighbors through ectomycorrhizal networks
TED: How trees talk to each other
Radiolab: From tree to shining tree
NPR: How do trees collaborate?
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