Researchers at the UPM have found a new model of carbon
fixation associated to calcium, diverse mushrooms and worms. Besides, this
model enhances the development of forests.
This model, which was developed by a research group of the
School of Forestry at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM), has shown how
some types of mushrooms (such as truffles, boletus or chanterelles) associated
to earthworms can develop a mechanism of environmental engineering. The use of
this model can increase the levels of calcium and salts among tree roots what
can result in an increase in mycorrhizas and to enhance the development of forests.
This phenomenon seems to happen in temperate forests at large scale and this
can have a strong impact on carbon fixation and forest management.