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Fungi are key players of the deep biosphere

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2017-07-04

In addition to the life on the surface of the Earth and in its oceans, ecosystems have evolved deep under us in a realm coined the "deep biosphere" which stretches several kilometers down into the bedrock. Down there, the conditions are harsh and life is forced to adjust to a lifestyle that we at the surface would call extreme.

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https://phys.org/news/2017-07-fungi-key-players-deep-biosphere.html