The Fungi that Help Trees Talk
Clip: Episode 3 | 2m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Fungi is able to link a whole group of trees through their root systems.
Fungi is able to link a whole group of trees through their root systems, creating a 'wood wide web' called the Mycorrhizal Network. Using this network, trees are able to pass nutrients, chemical and electrical signals to each other raising the alarm when being attacked.
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The Fungi that Help Trees Talk
Clip: Episode 3 | 2m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Fungi is able to link a whole group of trees through their root systems, creating a 'wood wide web' called the Mycorrhizal Network. Using this network, trees are able to pass nutrients, chemical and electrical signals to each other raising the alarm when being attacked.
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