Communism in trees goes underground
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1200/is_n6_v152/ai_19680944

E. Strauss, Science News Online


This news article reports that some trees give their neighbors carbon that they have captured from the atmosphere. Scientists discovered that shade enhances a tree's ability to receive and that carbon appears to travel via a subterranean web formed by a common group of fungi. The article concludes with references and sources (with contact information).

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Subject: Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Metabolism, Biology:Microbiology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)