Fungi support Europe's oldest trees

​The high-altitude forests of Corsica are considered living laboratories for how old-growth ecosystems will respond to climate change. The island is home to Europe's oldest trees, and it at high risk for drought and forest fires. SPUN traveled to this "mountain in the sea" to analyze mycorrhizal fungal RNA to learn how fungal networks help old-growth forests survive climate extremes.
Dr. Toby Kiers and Dr. Merlin Sheldrake explored Corsica with Conservatoire Botanique National de Corse and INRAE and their fantastic scientists Dr. Francis Martin, Dr. Aurélie Deveau, Dr. Dr. Nicolas Suberbielle, and Dr. Jean-Paul Maurice.
Film by Quentin van den Bossche and music by ‪@ModernBiology101‬.
#fungi #ecology #oldgrowth #forest #corsica

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keep producing videos. get your work out there! make it multiply! add hash tags to your descriptions. and the names of those involved.

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Are you planning to sample also in Sardinia (another island not far from Corsica)?

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We don't have any plans at this time, but we would definitely be open to hearing from scientists working there!

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Sorry but when I hear climate change I stop watching