Astonishing: trees communicate, coordinate action, and share material resources via a fungal network. http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/artful-amoeba/2015/05/09/dying-trees-can-send-food-to-neighbors-of-different-species/ … via @Jayarava
@Meaningness I guess it's the tree's decision when/whether to dump nutrients into the soil and the mushroom's decision to transmit them?
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@sarahdoingthing Doubt this is known—research seems quite preliminary. Mushroom might manipulate tree’s internal chemistry to influence, e.gThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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