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The map looks off. No way the American Southwest has 3 meters per cm cubed of fungal density in such an arid region. Plenty of desert.
by waterTanuki 4mo ago
The map looks off. No way the American Southwest has 3 meters per cm cubed of fungal density in such an arid region. Plenty of desert.
- kakacik 4mo agoWell South Sudan as highlighted has 8, and thats basically a desert. Tibetan plateau is high altitude frozen desert with permafrost in many parts, and its 11.4. Maybe there is more complexity than meets the first glance.
- NDlurker 4mo agoSouth Sudan isn't a desert. Tibet isn't all permafrost and glaciers.
- reverius42 4mo agoFungi survive in deserts: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22062025/sonoran-desert-saguaro-cactus-fungi/ https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22062025/sonoran-desert-s...
- Schlagbohrer 4mo agoThe underground in desert regions can be much more humid and hospitable than the surface.