- the only visible sign of a vast underground network of fungal filaments.
看不见的地表下还有它的广大的菌丝网络
- In temperate forests, the buildup of leaf litter creates rich stores of nutrients.
在温带森林里, 落叶形成的腐殖质层可以贮藏养分
- That however, doesn't happen here.
可是这里不会发生这种事
- Nutrients that reach the soil are leeched out by the rain
土壤中的养分会被雨水冲走
- but fungi are connected to tree roots by their underground filaments and by quickly consuming the dead
真菌用地下菌丝连接在树根上 它们很快吃掉死植物
- they help to recycle crucial minerals straight back into the trees.
真菌因此帮助树木直接供给树木所需的矿物质
- And this recycling happens faster here,
这种生态循环的速度
来自《行星地球 第一季 第八集 Planet Earth S01E08 热带雨林》第 159 行