Investigating fungi: the wood-wide web - for iPad/Mac/PC: Recent Episodes
The Open University
How fundamental are fungi to a forest's eco-system? And how can they be utilised to reclaim barren land and grow sustainable plantations for economic markets? In this album, scientists from the UK and Malaysia explore how fungi form constructive and cooperative partnerships with other plants and trees, and how such symbiosis can be used for economic and environmental benefit. In the audio track, Professor David Robinson of The Open University delves deeper into the techniques scientists use to learn more about the woodwide web. This material forms part of The Open University course S204 Biology: uniformity and diversity.
Transcript -- Dr David Robinson explains the relationship between fungi and living trees.
How fungi use nutrients in the forest, and how these are transported through the fungus.
Transcript -- How fungi use nutrients in the forest, and how these are transported through the fungus.
An experiment on growing dipterocarps with the help of fungi, and how this has been done in Malaysia.
Transcript -- An experiment on growing dipterocarps with the help of fungi, and how this has been done in Malaysia.
A land reclamation project that involves planting acacia mangium to establish suitable conditions to grow dipterocarps.
Transcript -- A land reclamation project that involves planting acacia mangium to establish suitable conditions to grow dipterocarps.