Welcome to Chapter Four, Part Three—the final stop on our journey into the hidden lives of plants. Here, we’ll explore not just how they grow, but how they connect: with one another, with the wider web of life, and with the very soil beneath their roots.
In Part One, we examined plant relationships—both cooperative and competitive—alongside the remarkable role of nitrogen-fixing species. Part Two turned our attention to mineral repositories and the symbiotic dance between plants and mycorrhizal fungi. Now, in this concluding section, we will delve into plant succession and the stories told by indicator species.
You can find the preceding course material over in the Bloom Room here.
Plant succession is as close to magic as you’ll find in nature. This ecological process builds soil from thin air, transforming bare rock into thriving forests over time.
It all begins with the lichen—and the first thing to know about lichen is that it isn’t a single organism. Lichens are partn…
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