The fungal blind spot: Why marine carbon models ignore a key player
Marine fungi were assumed to have a minor role in carbon cycling, unable to compete with bacteria. A new PLOS Biology study challenges this dogma, showing fungi can dominate labile dissolved organic matter assimilation, reshaping our understanding of ocean carbon retention and storage.
Authors
- Marlis Reich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7537-5809)
Institutions
- University of Bremen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS Biology
- Published
- 2026-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003840
- Primary Topic
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universität Bremen