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Gatlinburg TN Wildfire Through the Microscope

Charred Plant with Fungus

This is from an environmental tapelift collected after the Gatlinburg Fire of 2016. This shows charred fungal material that had grown on the exterior of these twigs.

Transmitted Off Crossed Circular Polarizers

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