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Why are fungi so important?

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Fungi are key to the ecosystem because they act as major decomposers, plant symbiotes and parasites. Decomposing fungi are extremely well-adapted to breaking down plant tissues, particularly wood, and return large amounts of carbon to the atmosphere by doing so. read more

Fungi are one of the most important groups of organisms on the planet. This is easy to overlook, given their largely hidden, unseen actions and growth. They are important in an enormous variety of ways. read more

M ycology, the study of fungi – its importance to us and to ecology and conservation is perhaps unsurpassed by any other branch of the biological sciences. read more

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