Over the last decade or so, something odd has been happening to the usually low-profile field of fungal ecology- it has suddenly broken through into popular culture. Mycorrhizal networks, accessibly termed the ‘wood wide web’ have featured in bestselling books and major television documentaries.
Understandings and analyses of mycorrhizal networks are diverse even within the science community. David M. Wilkinson considers the contemporary phenomenon of the ‘wood wide web’ firmly entering popular culture.