A complex network of fungi in the lower canopy could be one reason tropical rainforests are home ... traps more leaf litter than any other known rainforest litter-trapping systems like fern ...

To see if they play a role in promoting rainforest ... why tropical rainforests are so much more diverse than forests in temperate countries. 'We suspect that the effect of fungi will be strongest ...

High in the rainforest canopy, a network of fungal threads links the roots of orchids in a kind of suspended, bark-bound network. This shared community of symbiotic fungi could make life away from ...

and fungi all live together with non-living elements like soil, water, and air to make a functioning ecosystem. A healthy tropical rainforest is the world's most spectacular example of a living ...

Bioluminescent fungi are relatively rare ... and compiled by Sandler Digital in collaboration with PBS. A tropical rainforest biome climate is an environment found near the Earth's equator ...

Fungi woven into birds’ nests may not only ... Yet even in the stuffy confines of a nest in a steamy tropical rainforest, nestlings generally manage to remain fester-free. Why this is has ...

They found species turnover is highly coordinated among the groups, shedding new light on how trophic interactions shape community assembly in tropical forests. The research suggests the presence of ...