Common mycorrhizal networks, commonly referred to as the "wood wide web",  have gained considerable attention in popular media in recent years.  Multiple books, news articles, and even television shows have alluded to this concept and made bold claims about their impacts on forests, particularly forest seedlings.  In this episode, our guests Dr. Justine Karst of the University of Alberta, Dr. Melanie Jones of the University of British Columbia, and Dr. Jason Hoeksema of the University of Mississippi discuss their analysis of the existing research on this topic to determine what we know and, perhaps more importantly, what we don't know.

FOP 019:  Exploring the Wood Wide Web with Justine Karst, Melanie Jones, and Jason Hoeksema

The Forest Overstory is a forestry based podcast produced by Washington State University Extension Foresters  Patrick Shults and Kevin Zobrist. The mission of this show is to investigate topics related to forestry, forest management, natural resources, ecosystem services and the environment, wildlife, and many other topics related to the outdoors, to provide insight and education to small forest landowners and forest managers.

FOP 019: Exploring the Wood Wide Web with Justine Karst, Melanie Jones, and Jason Hoeksema

The Forest Overstory Podcast