For hundreds of millions of years, fungi have played a key role in the planetary ecosystem. If you ask an ethnomycologist, they might tell you that mushrooms occupy an important place in the food web, folk medicine and indigenous knowledge across cultures. But underground fungal networks (mycorrhiza) can also have a major impact on our climate, through their mutualistic symbiosis* with plants and their active role in carbon sequestration (as major carbon sinks).
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Symbiosis Beneath The Surface
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