How Does Fungi Contribute To Ecological Regeneration? | An Expert Explains
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we connect with Dr. Sydney Glassman, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology at the University of California, Riverside. Here, she specializes in the research of mycorrhizal fungi and soil fungi and bacteria – a complex community of organisms that can regenerate ecosystems after wildfires, and even contribute to litter decomposition…
Dr. Glassman wants to understand the patterns and processes that govern microbial diversity and their ecosystem functions, such as terrestrial symbioses and decomposition. What fascinating discoveries has she unearthed throughout her years of researching fungi? Tune in now to see for yourself!
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- How wildfires impact soil microbiomes, and how they recover after.
- What the heat tolerance of soil microbes typically is.
- What ash is made out of, and why certain bacteria can survive in it.
You can find Dr. Glassman's website here!
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| 1:33.3 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius Podcast, now part of the Finding |
| 1:37.5 | Genius Foundation. I have Sydney Glassman. She's an assistant professor in microbiology and plant |
| 1:42.9 | pathology at University of California Riverside. I wait to talk about her research, so welcome, |
| 1:47.8 | Sydney. Thanks for coming. Hi, thanks for having me. Yeah, if you would, tell me a bit about your |
| 1:51.8 | background and how you got into studying fungi, and then we'll go from there as research. Sure, |
| 1:57.7 | so I got really excited about biology when I was a senior in high school, taking a p-biology, |
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