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Do trees really stay in touch via a 'wood-wide web'? Here's what the evidence says

By Katie Field, Professor in Plant-Soil Processes, University of Sheffield
Emily Magkourilou, PhD Candidate in Soil Ecology, University of Sheffield
Trees in a forest might look solitary but they are connected underground by a complex network of thread-like strands of fungi, some of which may only be visible to us as mushrooms on the surface. Through these connections in the soil, trees are widely believed to share food, water and even information, such as warnings of


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