Do forest trees really “talk” through underground fungi? (IMAGE)

University of Alberta

Do forest trees really “talk” through underground fungi?

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Ecologist Justine Karst is a co-author of a new perspective paper contesting claims that underground fungal networks allow trees to “talk” to each other and share resources with seedlings.

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