E&E Seminar: Fungi in Ecosystem Processes by John Dighton, Rutgers University (John Lussenhop Memorial Talk)
October 23, 2018
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Abstract:
Fungi are ubiquitous but often overlooked. They play essential roles in terrestrial ecosystems in helping soil formation, regulating nutrient availability in soils through decomposition and forming root associations to aid nutrient uptake. Hence, they underpin primary production. As pathogens of plants and animals, fungi are important regulators of populations of these organisms. Fungi also interact with pollutants and can play a major role in regulating pollutant mobility and mitigate the effects of some pollutants. The seminar will outline some of these fungal interactions and provide some examples from our current and past research.
John Lussenhop Memorial Talk
Faculty Hosts: Hormoz BassiriRad and David Wise
Date posted
Jul 26, 2018
Date updated
Sep 16, 2018