Trees rely on a range of strategies to hunt for nutrient hot spots

Monday, July 18, 2016 - 16:01 in Biology & Nature

On the surface, trees may look stationary, but underground their roots — aided by their fungal allies — are constantly on the hunt and using a surprising number of strategies to find food, according to an international team of researchers. The precision of the nutrient-seeking strategies that help trees grow in temperate forests may be […]

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