mycology
2025-01-27 @ 17.24.09 ∈ Suomeksi
2024-12-06 @ 8.13.57 ∈ In English
Entirely new mushroom species discovered in Sweden - Uppsala University
A researcher at Uppsala University has discovered four new mushrooms for science, three of which are found in Sweden – where they are already threatened with extinction. It is a case of hidden species diversity in the group of hydnoid fungi.
2023-09-09 @ 21.35.45 ∈ Suomeksi
Hangosta löytyi uusi tatti, ja se saattaa olla haittalaji – tutkija: ”Jokainen vieraslaji on potentiaalinen katastrofi”
Hanna Tuovilan mukaan on mahdollista että Aureoboletus projectellus on kykenevä tehokkaampaan symbioosiin männyn kanssa. Näin ollen lajin on mahdollista syrjäyttää Suomen alkuperäisiä sienilajeja ja se voi aiheuttaa niiden populaatioille haittaa.
2023-06-10 @ 19.37.00 ∈ In English
Hidden carbon: Fungi and their ‘necromass’ absorb one-third of the carbon emitted by burning fossil fuels every year
[New] research shows [mycorrhizal fungi] may quietly be playing a bigger role in storing carbon than we thought. [Researchers] estimate the world's plants are transferring a staggering 3.58 billion tonnes of carbon per year to this underground network.