Seeing the fungi for the trees: How hidden cooperative networks sustain forest health

Seeing the fungi for the trees: How hidden cooperative networks sustain forest health

Kabir G. Peay, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology, of Earth System Science and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment

Fungi are invisible but omnipresent components of terrestrial ecosystems. Despite the difficulty of observing them they shape the structure of plant communities, biogeochemical cycles, and the response of ecosystems to climate change. In this talk we will explore some of our labs research showing how a widespread cooperation between plants and fungi - mycorrhizal symbiosis - shapes the plant niche and biogeography of forest trees.

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

4-5 PM Reception

5-6 PM Lecture & Q&A

Sun Field Station, Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve