Most fungal biodiversity hotspots lie outside protected areas, urging urgent conservation
TL;DR
Researchers highlight the urgent need to protect Earth's underground fungal networks, which are vital for ecosystem health, carbon storage, and agriculture, but are largely unprotected and threatened by human activities, calling for immediate conservation efforts.
- Earth’s underground networks of fungi need urgent protection, say researchers The Guardian
- Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected Nature
- There’s Fungus Among Us. But Where Exactly? The New York Times
- There’s a surprising climate solution right under your feet Grist.org
- Underground maps reveal 90% of mycorrhizal fungal biodiversity hotspots lie outside protected areas Phys.org
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