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Largest known organism
Pando is the name of a quaking aspen clone located in Sevier County, Utah, United States, in the Fishlake National Forest. A male clonal organism, Pando has an estimated 47,000 stems (ramets) that appear to be individual trees but are genetically identical parts of a single tree connected by a root system that spans 42.8 ha. As a multi-stem tree, Pando is the world's largest tree by measures of weight, landmass and species. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Pando (tree)A 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Fungal microbiome (mycobiome) and virome of the lacrimal sac in patients with PANDO: the lacriome paper 5Influential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Pāṇŏ janajātiThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: “Pando” Lives: Molecular Genetic Evidence of a Giant Aspen Clone in Central UtahCited 88 times
- Go sideways: Fish Lake (Utah)A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Populus tremuloidesA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
“Pando” Lives: Molecular Genetic Evidence of a Giant Aspen Clone in Central Utah
Etiopathogenesis of primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction (PANDO)
Amazon deforestation: Rates and patterns of land cover change and fragmentation in Pando, northern Bolivia, 1986 to 2005
Distribution and Forest Utilization of Saguinus and Other Primates of the Pando Department, Northern Bolivia
Composition and Nutritional Characteristics of Fungi Consumed by Callimico goeldii in Pando, Bolivia
FORM AND STRUCTURE OF SILLS NEAR PANDO, COLORADO
The Pennsylvanian palynoflora of the Pando X-1 Borehole, northern Bolivia
Pando: Fountain-Enabled Fast Data Dissemination With Constructive Interference
🆕 Influential since 2022
Fungal microbiome (mycobiome) and virome of the lacrimal sac in patients with PANDO: the lacriome paper 5
Pando: Enhanced Data Skipping with Logical Data Partitioning
Optimizing clinical outcomes for endoscopic lacrimal duct recanalization in patients with complete PANDO
Uncovering the Potential for the Sustainable Commercialization of Non-Timber Forest Products: Palm Fruits in Pando, Bolivia
Soil macrocharcoals reveal millennial-scale stability at the Pando aspen clonal colony, Utah, USA
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Pāṇŏ janajātiĀra. Ke Sinhā · 1983
- 📕Osh PandoP. D. Stepanov · 1967
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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