First signal of carbon uptake through fungi in young woody plants in tropics

First signal of carbon uptake through fungi in young woody plants in tropics



Researchers at Bereth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (Bacer) at Bereth University have found the first indication that some tropical tree species get part of their carbon through fungi. This mechanism can enable these plants to compensate for low carbon uttake through photosynthesis in shaded understanding, giving them the benefit of growth on other plants. Researchers have published their findings in the magazine functional ecology.