Resource Redistribution
Network integration enables resource flows from surplus to deficit regions, increasing system efficiency and resilience.
Mycorrhizal networks redistribute resources from surplus to deficit nodes. A large Douglas fir in sunlight (producing excess carbon) transfers carbon through fungal networks to shaded seedlings (carbon-limited). Explanations include kin selection (mother trees share with offspring), reciprocal altruism (today's donor may be tomorrow's recipient), fungal mediation (fungi benefit from keeping all plants alive), and network stability (diverse, healthy networks are more resilient).
The phenomenon reduces inequality across connected plants and increases collective resilience.
Business Application of Resource Redistribution
Network integration enables resource flows from surplus to deficit regions, increasing system efficiency and resilience. Nord Pool demonstrates this: Denmark exports surplus wind power when prices drop, Norway imports and stores it, then exports back when wind drops - automatic redistribution through price signals.