Do Trees Talk?

Why the forest is more than the trees
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Walk into any forest, and beneath your feet is an elaborate social network that helps make life on Earth possible. Its called the Wood Wide Web, a massive and intricate network of fungi that exchange water, nutrients, and chemical signals with the plants theyre living in a symbiotic relationship with. This network of fungi is essential to the health and function of forests and to controlling climate change itself. Youre about to look at fungi in a whole new way!
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SOURCES: https://sites.google.com/view/woodwideweb-references/home

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