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The latter form highly complex networks together with plant roots, subtly control\u00adling the ecosystem. Through fine fungal threads in the soil, the so-called mycelia, trees and plants are connected. This \u201cunder\u00adground commu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtion system\u201d, the wood wide web, enables the exchange of water, nutri\u00adents and even chemical signals, through which plants cope better with stress or danger.<\/p>\n<h3>Fungi are true recycling geniuses:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>They break down dead wood, leaves and other organic matter and turn them into nutrient-rich humus.<\/li>\n<li>They bind carbon in the soil and help stabi\u00adlise the climate.<\/li>\n<li>They promote water reten\u00adtion and improve soil struc\u00adture \u2013 a crucial basis for healthy forests and sustainable terrestrial ecosys\u00adtems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Without fungi, the cycle of life would come to a standstill. They are the invisible archi\u00adtects of our forests, meadows and soils \u2013 quiet, effec\u00adtive and indis\u00adpensable.<\/p>\n<p>The loss of near-natural forest areas through defore\u00adsta\u00adtion, agricul\u00adture and urban expan\u00adsion, as well as over-ferti\u00adli\u00adsa\u00adtion with nitrogen and phosphate, which alter the soil environ\u00adment, endanger the life of fungi.<\/p>\n<p>Near-natural forestry, species-rich mixed deciduous forests with diverse symbiotic partners, deadwood, old trees and habitat trees with bark cracks or cavities, on the other hand, create habitats, inclu\u00adding for rare fungal species.<\/p>\n<p>If we protect the habitats of fungi, we protect the very founda\u00adtion of life itself.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pilze geh\u00f6ren zu den \u00e4ltesten Lebewesen der Erde. 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