treeseer said:Fungi supports Algae, which photosynthesizes the food for the fungus, AND the host tree may also have a pathway to that carbohydrate.
nO, THEY ARE NOT SEPARATE BUT JOINED, IN A HOUSEHOLD! "Ecology" means "study of the house', right?Mike Maas said:Are you suggesting Lichen don't exist? That they are only two separate entities?
I am suggesting that the tree may be a partner in the association, and just draw a little excess food out of the deal.And are you further suggesting the tree is parasitic(or possibly symbiotic) to the fungi/algae combination?
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