A forest is home to billions of living things, some of them too small to be seen by the naked eye. Collectively, these micro-scale species contribute more to our planet than most of us could imagine.
While we know that forests play a major role in countering global warming - acting as reservoirs for carbon - what is less well understood is how tiny organisms that dwell hidden in the soil help lock away our greenhouse gas emissions.
The trees in our forests absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they photosynthesise; their leaves, powered by sunlight, convert that carbon dioxide into oxygen and sugar. As a tree grows, the carbon becomes part of its woody "biomass".
One of the many living things that have an important role in fighting climate change is Mushrooms. Although not directly, but this fungus plays an important role in forest trees, this friendly fungus grows on tree roots and helps trees grow faster than a tree that does not grow this fungus at its roots.
The faster the growth of trees in the forest, the greater the influence of these trees in fighting climate change.
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This for me is an absolute novelty, thanks for sharing such important news
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You are welcome sir, as well as me, i just also found out about this and i think it also needs to be shared so that. Actually there are many small things that we don't know, in fact all living things have their respective roles.
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Generally we focus on what we see easily, the truth is I never think about these animals, but without a doubt they exist and contribute in an ideal way to the ecosystem
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