Don't dismiss soil: its unknowable wonders could ensure the survival of our speciesBeneath our feet is an ecosystem so astonishing that it tests the limits of our imagination. It's as diverse as a rainforest or a coral reef. We depend on it for 99% of our food, yet we scarcely know it. Soil.Under one square metre of undisturbed ground in the Earth's mid-latitudes (which include the UK) there might live several hundred thousand small animals. Roughly 90% of the species to which they belong have yet to be named. One gram of this soil - less than a teaspoonful - contains around a kilometre of fungal filaments. Continue reading...
The secret world beneath our feet is mind-blowing - and the key to our planet's future
7. května 2022 10:15
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/07/secret-world-beneath-our-feet-mind-blowing-key-to-planets-future
Zdroj: The Guardian