Mycelium network = roots, underground, transfer oxygen; hydrogen;
For instance, the mycelium network of mushrooms is a great way to understand the power of networks. We have all seen mushrooms on the ground, but have you seen the other part of the mushroom, the part living underground? That part goes very deep underground. The mushroom’s “roots” interact and connect with tree roots as a vast network. This network transfers water, nitrogen, carbon, and other minerals to individual plants. The more extensive and denser those networks are, the healthier the forest is. Those networks are called the mycelium networks (Fricker et al., 2017)
Fricker, Mark D., Luke L. M. Heaton, Nick S. Jones, and Lynne Boddy. “The Mycelium as a Network.” In The Fungal Kingdom, edited by Joseph Heitman, Barbara J. Howlett, Pedro W. Crous, Eva H. Stukenbrock, Timothy Y. James, and Neil A. R. Gow 335-367. Washington, DC: ASM Press, 2017.
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