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Edith Hammer. Photo.

Edith Hammer

Senior lecturer

Edith Hammer. Photo.

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

Author

  • Edith C. Hammer
  • Kristin Aleklett

Summary, in English

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.

Department/s

  • Microbial Ecology
  • Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC)
  • BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
  • MEMEG

Publishing year

2021

Language

English

Publication/Series

The Conversation

Document type

Specialist publication article

Publisher

The Conversation

Topic

  • Soil Science

Status

Published

Project

  • The Soil Chip

Research group

  • Microbial Ecology

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 2201-5639