The secret life of fungi:  how they use ingenious strategies to forage underground

Edith C. Hammer; Kristin Aleklett

The secret life of fungi: how they use ingenious strategies to forage underground

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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Abstract

When you think of fungi, you’ll probably picture a huddle of chubby brown mushrooms, or the large, red-capped toadstools you stumble across in the woods. In doing so, you’re reducing fungi to their reproductive organs – tasty or striking as they may often be.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 2021 Mar 10

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Soil Science

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1 Article

Fungal foraging behaviour and hyphal space exploration in micro-structured Soil Chips
Aleklett, K., Ohlsson, P., Bengtsson, M. & Hammer, E. C., 2021 Jan 19, In: The Isme Journal. 12 p.
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The Soil Chip
Hammer, E. (PI), Ohlsson, P. (PI), Aleklett Kadish, K. (Researcher), Arellano, C. (Research student), Pucetaite, M. (Researcher) & Mafla Endara, P. M. (Research student)
Crafoord Foundation
2016/01/01 → …
Project: Research

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The secret life of fungi: how they use ingenious strategies to forage underground

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Fungal foraging behaviour and hyphal space exploration in micro-structured Soil Chips

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