Mushroom Wars

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To learn more about the research behind this video, visit Peter Kennedy's lab at https://cbs.umn.edu/kennedy-lab Two mushroom guilds with vastly different strategies are locked in competition for forest dominance. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Fungi: Members of a eukaryotic kingdom that have chitin in their cell walls and do not photosynthesize. - Ectomycorrhizal Fungi: Fungi that form a symbiotic relationship with the roots of certain trees. - Symbiosis: A close and long-term relationship between two unlike organisms. - Saprotrophic Fungi: Fungi that decompose the remains of other biological entities. - Gadgil Effect: The phenomenon that occurs when saprotrophic and mycorrhizal fungi compete in forest soils. - Volatile Organic Compounds: Organic compounds that easily evaporate at room temperature. SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us!: - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth - Share this video with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) CREDITS ********* David Goldenberg | Script Writer, Narrator and Director Arcadi Garcia i Rius | Illustration, Video Editing and Animation Nathaniel Schroeder | Music MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info OUR STAFF ************ Lizah van der Aart • Sarah Berman • Cameron Duke Arcadi Garcia i Rius • David Goldenberg • Melissa Hayes Alex Reic

Published 2022-10-26 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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