#FungiFriday#Mushtodon + a cheat for #ThickTrunkTuesday
I see lots of #fungi on #trees living and dead here, and lots of #mushrooms on the ground or fallen wood, but I do not often see regular looking, stemmed mushrooms on standing trees! In fact I think I've only seen it once before, and it was quite near this one- in a stand of Populus balsamifera /Balsam Poplar, in moist/mesic mixed woods on the farm. I forget, for sure, but this may be a dead standing tree. @nature#BorealForest#Alberta
@cohanf Good Morning Conan! Those look huge. Not something I’ve seen. Not that high up anyway. I think I’ll bet on the shrooms winning… 🥇Have a great Sunday! @nature
@jeanoappleseed@nature I haven't seen it much, either, still looks odd! I forget for sure, but think the tree was dead. Both of our native poplars tend to be not super long lived and end up full of fungus (though they do get larger than this one)
A few of the highlights from SPUN's newsletter, which I get in my inbox a few times a year:
4 minute video (has captions) of the history of the relationship between plants and fungi, which I enjoyed. Then a brief pitch at the end for the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks.
A paper I haven't read because it isn't on SciHub:
"Abstract
Ethical practices in human microbiome research have failed to keep pace with scientific advances in the field. Researchers seeking to ‘preserve’ microbial species associated with Indigenous groups, but absent from industrialized populations, have largely failed to include Indigenous people in knowledge co-production or benefit, perpetuating a legacy of intellectual and material extraction. We propose a framework centred on relationality among Indigenous peoples, researchers and microbes, to guide ethical microbiome research. Our framework centres accountability to flatten historical power imbalances that favour researcher perspectives and interests to provide space for Indigenous worldviews in pursuit of Indigenous research sovereignty. Ethical inclusion of Indigenous communities in microbiome research can provide health benefits for all populations and reinforce mutually beneficial partnerships between researchers and the public."
A few of the highlights from SPUN's newsletter, which I get in my inbox a few times a year:
4 minutes of the history of the relationship between plants and fungi, which I enjoyed. Then a brief pitch at the end for the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks.
A paper I haven't read because it isn't on SciHub:
"Abstract
Ethical practices in human microbiome research have failed to keep pace with scientific advances in the field. Researchers seeking to ‘preserve’ microbial species associated with Indigenous groups, but absent from industrialized populations, have largely failed to include Indigenous people in knowledge co-production or benefit, perpetuating a legacy of intellectual and material extraction. We propose a framework centred on relationality among Indigenous peoples, researchers and microbes, to guide ethical microbiome research. Our framework centres accountability to flatten historical power imbalances that favour researcher perspectives and interests to provide space for Indigenous worldviews in pursuit of Indigenous research sovereignty. Ethical inclusion of Indigenous communities in microbiome research can provide health benefits for all populations and reinforce mutually beneficial partnerships between researchers and the public."
About 10 hours late on #SixOnSaturday ! so why not throw in a couple more days: #FungiFriday and #MushroomMonday ! I take lots of photos of the many local fungi/ #mushrooms, but don't have names. Late summer/early fall (just a couple of weeks away, here) is peak season for many sorts. + a couple of #flower pics from the #garden that are hard to fit in colour themed collages- I don't have many in these shades! Details in replies. @plants@nature#florespondence#nature#Alberta#BloomScrolling