Climate change models project that pinyon pine trees could disappear from the Arizona landscape by the year 2090. But the discovery of a new species of fungi reveals that some of the trees are receiving a microbial boost from the roots that are making the difference between life and death. Biologist Catherine Gehring has been studying why some pinyon pines survive a drought when others do not. She has found that some of the trees are genetically drought resistant, like the pinyon pines … [Read more...] about NAU Researcher Supports Region’s Pinyon