Ep. 430 - Seedlings in the Mycorrhizal Network
In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants
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🗓️ 16 July 2023
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
What affects mycorrhizal communities? How do these communities influence trees and their seedlings? Do the relationships differ between angiosperms and gymnosperms? Where do we draw the line between science and conjecture? These questions and more are what drive Dr. Justine Karst's research. Join us as we explore what we do and do not know about common mycorrhizal networks.This episode was produced in part by Thomas, Will, Jamie, Waverly, Brent, Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everyone, and welcome to the In Defensive Plants Podcast, the official podcast of |
| 0:04.1 | IndefensiblePlants.com. |
| 0:05.5 | What's up? |
| 0:05.9 | This is your host, Matt. Welcome to the show. How is everyone doing this week? We've taken a break in the last few weeks of talking about common micraisal networks, but I'm still on that kick, and it is back again today. Joining us to talk about it is Dr. Justine Kirst. And throughout this conversation, we talk everything from |
| 0:20.9 | the ups and downs of science communication, but also what data can show us about how microizal |
| 0:26.7 | networks affect trees, specifically their seedlings, and just how many unknowns there still are out |
| 0:32.5 | there. This is one of those episodes that can inspire a lot of people to make their mark in the |
| 0:36.5 | world of ecology, forest management, those sorts of things. So listen up. But before we get to that, |
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| 1:14.3 | This is such a great conversation, so let's just get on with it. Without further ado, here's my conversation with Dr. Justine Kars. |
| 1:17.8 | I hope you do. |
| 1:44.3 | Hi, Matt. Thanks for having me on the show. I am an introduction. Tell everyone a little bit about who you are and what it is you do. Hi, Matt. Thanks for having me on the show. I am an associate professor at the University of |
| 1:50.5 | Alberta, and I study the mycorrhizal ecology of forests, mostly boreal forest. |
| 1:56.7 | Nice. Some of my favorite forests on the planet, I'd say. But how did this all begin for you? I mean, |
| 2:02.1 | there's a million different things you can do in life. And even within the world of Boreal Forest, |
| 2:06.5 | there's millions more. So where did this all begin? Yeah. Okay. Well, do we have a few minutes? |
| 2:11.3 | Yeah, of course. Okay. So it started as a kid. I think as most people, right? It's like those formative years when you're a child and what you do. And so for me, I grew up in a part of the world that was pretty tucked away from cities and towns. And so I spent a lot of time outside. |
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