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Habitats across the Earth depend upon Mycelium, a keystone species, to sustain themselves and their soils.<Ref>https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-43980-3</Ref> Mycelium hold soils together and help aerate them; Mycelium breaks down debris to build new blocks of soil after ecological catastrophes created by humans or otherwise. Mycelial networks partner with bacteria and other microorganisms to break down organic material creating stronger structures of soil. <Ref>Paul Stamets, Mycelium Running, Page 11</Ref>
Habitats across the Earth depend upon Mycelium, a keystone species, to sustain themselves and their soils.<Ref>https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-43980-3</Ref> Mycelium hold soils together and help aerate them; Mycelium breaks down debris to build new blocks of soil after ecological catastrophes created by humans or otherwise. Mycelial networks partner with bacteria and other microorganisms to break down organic material creating stronger structures of soil. <Ref>Paul Stamets, Mycelium Running, Page 11</Ref>
== Mycelial Highways ==
== Mycelial Highways ==
Mycelium, specifically mycorrhizal fungi, partners with plants, microbes, and other animals below ground through its vast Mycelial network. Through this so called Mycelial Highway, chemicals released by one organism are able to quickly reach other organisms, increasing overall communication and resistance between all organisms.<Ref>https://www.cell.com/trends/plant-science/fulltext/S1360-1385(12)00133-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1360138512001331%3Fshowall%3Dtrue</Ref> Furthermore nutrients and water are transferred between Mycelial networks to deficient organisms.
Mycelium, specifically mycorrhizal fungi, partners with plants, microbes, and other animals below ground through its vast Mycelial network. Through this so called Mycelial Highway, chemicals released by one organism are able to quickly reach other organisms, increasing overall communication and resistance between all organisms. Furthermore nutrients and water are transferred between Mycelial networks to deficient organisms.<Ref>https://www.cell.com/trends/plant-science/fulltext/S1360-1385(12)00133-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1360138512001331%3Fshowall%3Dtrue</Ref>


= Mycophobia =
= Mycophobia =

Revision as of 19:23, 30 December 2022

The Mycelial Network
The Mycelial Network

Natural Intelligence

Understanding how mycelium works as an organism and the role it plays in our ecosystems has notably shaped how intelligence itself is defined.[1] As the neurological network of nature:

interlacing mosaics of mycelium infuse habitats with information-sharing membranes. These membranes are aware, react to change, and collectively have the long-term health of the host environment in mind. The mycelium stays in constant molecular communication with its environment, devising diverse enzymatic and chemical responses to complex challenges. [2]

The Mycelial archetype

Structures similar to Mycelium can be seen throughout Mother Earth and the universe. Some structures resembling Mycelial networks include patterns of hurricanes, dark matter and the internet, further Mycelial networks resemble patterns predicted by string theory. [3] **add photos of these examples**

Mycelium and the Environment

Habitats across the Earth depend upon Mycelium, a keystone species, to sustain themselves and their soils.[4] Mycelium hold soils together and help aerate them; Mycelium breaks down debris to build new blocks of soil after ecological catastrophes created by humans or otherwise. Mycelial networks partner with bacteria and other microorganisms to break down organic material creating stronger structures of soil. [5]

Mycelial Highways

Mycelium, specifically mycorrhizal fungi, partners with plants, microbes, and other animals below ground through its vast Mycelial network. Through this so called Mycelial Highway, chemicals released by one organism are able to quickly reach other organisms, increasing overall communication and resistance between all organisms. Furthermore nutrients and water are transferred between Mycelial networks to deficient organisms.[6]

Mycophobia

The fear of mycelium (typically implicit) as usually manifested through a fear of their fruiting bodies (mushrooms) is known as mycophobia.

Sources

Pyrolize

"This Underground Economy Exists in a Secret Fungi Kingdom" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWD_1Nq6iwQ)

"Fungal Banking with Biochar and Hugelkultur" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoKS07Y1ASk)

"The Organic Internet of a Mycelium Network: Suzanne Simard, Paul Stamets, and Terence Mackenna" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGyECGJqWDU)

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