The global
#climatechanges currently taking place are largely due to the increased accumulation of the greenhouse gas
#CO2 in our atmosphere, which leads to global warming due to the
#greenhouseeffect. It is undisputed among scientists that
#human activities and technologies have an immense share in the increased co2 production. Nevertheless, a lot of scientific effort is still necessary to be able to explain which natural co2
#emission #sources have to be taken into account in all efforts towards
#climateneutrality and which natural systems are able to
#bind co2 to a serious extent.
Many contexts are still surprisingly poorly understood. So far there has been a lack of quantitative studies on the ability and extent of
#co2binding by the
#mycorrhiza #fungi, which are symbiotic in tree roots and represent important phosphate suppliers for the plants. Hawkins et al. (2023) demonstrated for the first time using 200 datasets that mycorrhiza fungi are an important global
#carbonpool. ©StefanFWirth
Hawkins et al. - Paper
Photo: Root-tip mycelia of a mycorrhiza fungus of the Amanita type, author Ellen Larsson 2005, file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic license.