Earth’s hidden tree-microbe network mapped for the first time ever

Mongabay
May 27, 2019, 5:02 am365 pts
Underneath the ground, hidden from view, there’s a massive network of fungi and bacteria hard at work in close partnership with tree roots. In exchange for food from the trees, the microbes help transfer nutrients from the atmosphere or soil to the trees and back. They also influence what kinds of trees grow…

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