Biologists help solve fungal mysteries, inform studies on climate change

Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 12:16 in Earth & Climate

A new genetic analysis revealing the previously unknown biodiversity and distribution of thousands of fungi in North America might also reveal a previously underappreciated contributor to climate change. Huge populations of fungi are churning away in the soil in pine forests, decomposing organic matter and releasing carbon into the atmosphere.

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