Monday, 14. April 2003
Topic: NATURE - on April 14, 2003 at 3:31:53 PM CEST
Humungous fungus: world's largest organism?
The discovery of the world's largest fungus - up to 8,500 years old and carperting nearly 10 square kilometres of forest floor - has raised questions about what constitutes an individual organism.
A study of a tree-killing fungus in rugged northeast Oregon, USA, found that a single individual covered an area equivalent to about 1,600 football fields.
¬> abc¬> Canadian Journal of Forest Research Abstract & PDF
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