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Re:Exploring How and Why Trees ‘Talk’ to Each Other by dmix on Sunday August 20, 2017 @08:40PM (#15061102)
Do you know how far from the tree do these network travel? Do the other trees it 'communicates' with have to be right next to it or can they be some distance?

As someone who has a passing interest in mycology I find this as much interesting in how important fungi is to the world as are trees. It has many proponents who believe fungi doesn't get enough credit for fueling the world's ecology as plants and trees. Possibly due to mushrooms perception as being harmful to humans.

Thanks for the book recommendation (Amazon link https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Life-Trees-Communicate-Discove...).

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Re:Exploring How and Why Trees ‘Talk’ to Each Other by gehwartzen on Sunday August 20, 2017 @08:50PM (#15061141)
Yeah, I was just thinking how some of our seemingly established forestry principles of thinning out overgrown portions of forests to keep it 'healthy' or engaging in selective logging could be disrupting some of these networks.
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