The Society for the Protection of Underground Networks is a science-based initiative dedicated to mapping & protecting Earth’s underground mycorrhizal networks.
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Bringing you news and groundbreaking research on mycorrhizal fungi. Dive into updates from our global network of #fungi experts.
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📢 Calling all underground researchers 🔬
We’re working with almost 100 experts sampling Earth's mycorrhizal #fungi in the underexplored corners of our world.
Would you like to join our global community?
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📣 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Are you a researcher exploring the underground? 🍄
Apply to become an Underground Explorer. Gain funding and support from our thriving community of myconauts.
Help us spread the word.
🗓️ Deadline: 21 March
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Microbes are critical to life on Earth. But they’re unsung heroes, unrecognized by international policies.
A new paper by SPUN collaborator @laura_vangalen underlines how indispensable microbe-based technologies are to achieve ALL of the #SDGs.
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ALT A magnifying glass with the SDG colours showing microbes. Text says: "No microbes, no sustainable future. Microbial technologies are critical to reach all UN Sustainable Development Goals."
New podcast: Journey to Colombia’s cloud forests with SPUN scientist @adri_corrales33 🎧🌳
Hear first-hand from expedition leader Adriana as she explains her quest to identify mycorrhizal #fungi critical to the endangered Colombian black oak's survival. buff.ly/3E0zV0v
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Posting on behalf of my colleague Sylvie Quideau. She is offering a funded Ph.D. position in Soil Science- Forest Soil Carbon. See ad below for details.
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Just finished sampling mangrove roots and sediments. Excited for the lab work ahead!
Exhausted but feeling incredibly fulfilled. 🌿🔬
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@spununderground #FieldWork #MangroveEcology
Fungi live in the threatened mangrove forests in Seychelles. 🇸🇨
SPUN Underground Explorer Laura Montano investigates whether mycorrhizal fungi help Seychelles’ mangroves to survive. The research could prove vital for mangrove conservation. bit.ly/4fg7SqV @SIF_Seychelles
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Our survival is intimately linked to the health of our rapidly degrading soils. #WorldSoilDay
Protecting the soil protects #fungi, which in turn protects all life on Earth. Learn more: bit.ly/3OCBmnI
Good news for fungi! After a long history of being unprotected, COP16 marked a huge advancement in the conservation of #fungi. 🍄🥳
Thanks to work led by our partners at @fungifoundation, The Fungal Conservation Pledge was introduced at #COP16. bit.ly/3Vl9GHL
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Had a blast yesterday giving a talk in our @spununderground & Concejo de Pueblos Atacameños project exploring the #AMF biodiversity of the driest place on 🌍 + presenting a documentary by Mateo Barrenengoa about this sampling. Impossible not to be passionate & happy about this!
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I spent 8 days with my @spununderground expedition in the last remnants of the Amazon forest in the state of Maranhão. Great time and lots of soil samples to understand how the AMF community changes when we impact the forest.
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Collaborating with the indigenous communities from Atacama Desert has been one of the best experiences of my scientific career! I’m more than happy with this great experience! Thanks a lot @spununderground @adri_corrales33 @DaniSotoH & of course the Concejo de Pueblos Atacameños
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My interview with @BethanFManley of @spununderground on African Mycorrhizal Mapping and Metagenomics workshop: spun.earth/articles/intervie…
Fantastic to see research on mycorrhizal #fungi and climate change from SPUN scientist @Mike_VanNuland & @Kokkoris_Vas featured in @mycorrhiza_ims top papers.
A story on our expedition in Chile with @adri_corrales33, @cesarmarin203 & others also featured: mycorrhizas.org/wp-content/u…
ALT Front page of the IMS Newsletter with a photo of a Russula sp. fungi ("Funga UV"), by Francisco Sánchez Poblete.
World leaders gather at #COP29 this week to tackle runaway climate change.
The climate conversation needs to dive underground and recognize the critical role mycorrhizal fungi play in controlling CO2. 🍄🟫🌡️
Learn more: spun.earth/networks/climate
ALT A black and white image of mycorrhizal fungal networks under a microscope. Overlaid bright green text says: Mycorrhizal fungi draw down 13 billion tons of CO2 per year.
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For 2 years now with @DaniSotoH @adri_corrales33 @spununderground & Concejo de Pueblos Atacameños we have been working on mapping the mycorrhizas of the driest place on 🌏, following indigenous expertise/interests. Excited to deliver results next week!
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