Mushroom Wars

To learn more about the research behind this video, visit Peter Kennedy’s lab at Two mushroom guilds with vastly different strategies are locked in competition for forest dominance. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Fungi: Members of a eukaryotic kingdom that have chitin in their cell walls and do not photosynthesize. - Ectomycorrhizal Fungi: Fungi that form a symbiotic relationship with the roots of certain trees. - Symbiosis: A close and long-term relationship between two unlike organisms. - Saprotrophic Fungi: Fungi that decompose the remains of other biological entities. - Gadgil Effect: The phenomenon that occurs when saprotrophic and mycorrhizal fungi compete in forest soils. - Volatile Organic Compounds: Organic compounds that easily evaporate at room temperature. SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us