Episode 5: Why Fungi?

A Secret Language of Fungi

Thank you for listening! I hope you enjoyed learning how fungi communicate! Smithsonian article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nearly-all-plants-depend-on-tiny-underground-fungi-the-microbes-vast-global-networks-were-just-mapped-for-the-first-time-180988955/ [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nearly-all-plants-depend-on-tiny-underground-fungi-the-microbes-vast-global-networks-were-just-mapped-for-the-first-time-180988955/] Other Sources: https://link.springer.com/article/10.15252/embr.202357255 [https://link.springer.com/article/10.15252/embr.202357255 ] https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article/9/4/211926/96736/Language-of-fungi-derived-from-their-electrical [ https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article/9/4/211926/96736/Language-of-fungi-derived-from-their-electrical ] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-26007-1 [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-26007-1] https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tops.70024 [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tops.70024] https://bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3732/ajb.1200558?__cf_chl_f_tk=dolUqboXlb21xDCLLWm6tv8leS9GgeTd5iimhEx3J80-1782852237-1.0.1.1-0CNmCcTyMh54FNgwwTctW6R2Kji4SbOTELxT_BtVXog [https://bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3732/ajb.1200558?__cf_chl_f_tk=dolUqboXlb21xDCLLWm6tv8leS9GgeTd5iimhEx3J80-1782852237-1.0.1.1-0CNmCcTyMh54FNgwwTctW6R2Kji4SbOTELxT_BtVXog ] Photo: pleurotus ostreatus mycelium taken by me

Episode 5: Why Fungi?

In this episode, you will understand why I've been yapping about fungi this long. Thank you for listening!

Episode 4: Lichens

Linked are a couple of sources for learning more about lichens. https://www.nps.gov/articles/lichens-as-bioindicators.htm [https://www.nps.gov/articles/lichens-as-bioindicators.htm] https://britishlichensociety.org.uk/learning/about-lichens [https://britishlichensociety.org.uk/learning/about-lichens]

Episode 3: The Life of a Mushroom

This episode outlines the life of a fungus from the phylum Basidiomycota. Here are some diagrams that may be helpful: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qMUPYKY3AqG7jF6GNvVpD92GXEMyRmnO/view?usp=sharing [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qMUPYKY3AqG7jF6GNvVpD92GXEMyRmnO/view?usp=sharing] Thank you for listening, and if you have questions or suggestions, please leave a comment.

Episode 1: An Introduction to Mycology

If you want a hospitable introduction to the wonderful world of fungi, then you are in the right place! This episode provides you with a knowledge of the history of mycology, an introduction to the classification of living organisms, the 5 'true phyla' of fungi. Welcome to a wonderful world of fungi.