In Rim Fire’s wake, fungi hold hope for rebirth

Friday, November 27, 2015 - 10:00 in Earth & Climate

The 2013 Yosemite Rim Fire was one of California’s largest wildfires in history, charring more than 257,000 acres. But the devastation also provided a rare opportunity for research. UC Berkeley fungal ecologist Sydney Glassman, a Ph.D. candidate in the College of Natural Resources, studies the symbiotic relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and trees. Trees rely upon their […]

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