“Fairy Rings”

Ectomycorrhizal fungi--fairy rings and the wood-wide web.

Ectomycorrhizal fungi – fairy rings and the wood-wide web Many of us will have seen fairy rings, the mysterious circles of fungal fruiting bodies that occur in open grassy places or in forests. The secrecy about these rings is expressed in their naming: in English folklore, the rings were said to be caused by fairies dancing in a circle (Fig. 1) whereas in German-speaking Europe they are known ...

Fairy rings caused by a killer fungus foster plant diversity in speciesrich grassland

Bonanomi, G. (corresponding author, [email protected]),Mingo, A. ([email protected]), Incerti, G. ([email protected]) &Mazzoleni, S. ([email protected]): Dipartimento di Arboricoltura, Botanica e Patologia Vegetale, Università di Napoli Federico II, via Università 100, Portici, 80055 (NA), Italy Allegrezza, M. ([email protected]): Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali e delle Pro...

Fairy Tales as a Forerunner of European Children's Literature: Cross-border Fairy Tale Materials and Fairy Tale Motifs

Due to the Romantic movement there was a growing attention for recording oral tradition. Pedagogues advocating an independent literature for children recognized the importance of folktales especially for the mediation of bourgeois virtues and social norms. Influenced by the stilistic model of the Brother Grimm's Household Tales and as a result of the propagation of national literatures, a broad...

The fairy godmother has spoken.

The fairy godmother has spoken.

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