Episode 9 - Interview with Dr. Andy MacKinnon on Fungi and Their Role in Our Ecosystem
In this episode, Maia and Yuko join Dr. Andy MacKinnon in a fascinating discussion about fungi and their role in our ecosystem. As an expert mycologist (mushroom scientist), Dr. MacKinnon shares his knowledge with us on what Fungi are as a group of organisms (surprise, they aren’t closely related to plants at all!), some of their roles in our ecosystems (including the ones that live inside our bodies), and why beneficial fungi are so important for the health of our forests.
If you are interested in picking up some of Dr. MacKinnon’s work on mushrooms and plants of the Pacific Northwest, check out the Plants of Coastal British Columbia guidebook:
And if you can’t get enough about mushrooms, go pre-order his Royal BC Museum Handbook “Mushrooms of British Columbia”
https://publications.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/product/mushrooms-of-british-columbia/
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