AROUND THE BLOCK: MUSHROOM FIELDS
群系漫游: 蘑菇岛
Not mushroom to build here
不是因蘑菇的存在而存在！
Not mushroom to build here
不是因蘑菇的存在而存在！
你知道《我的世界》哪一个生物群系最难找到吗？给你一个小提示：这不是繁华密布的森林，也不是一望无际的恶地，更不会是冰冷的深海。其实，这是我们的本周想要讨论的生物群系--蘑菇岛。
Do you know which of Minecraft’s biomes is the hardest to find? Hint: it’s not the flower forest. Or the badlands. Or the deep cold ocean. None of those, in fact. It’s actually our biome of the week – Mushroom Fields.
蘑菇岛(Mushroom Fields)最初被称为"Mushroom islands"，2011年11月，它第一次作为Java版本1.0.0更新内容的一部分，成为了“我的世界”主世界维度中的一部分。同时，这个生物群系也只有不到10年的历史。
The Mushroom Fields biome was originally called Mushroom islands, and it became a part of the Minecraft universe in November 2011 as part of Java Edition 1. .0.0 – making the biome just under ten years old.
这是十分罕见的，原因有两个。首先，它的形成几率相当的低。其次是因为它通常是作为一个完全被海洋包围的单一岛屿生成的 - 而且大多数玩家不会在海洋中漫游花费太多时间，所以玩家们并不会经常遇到它。
It’s rare for two reasons. First because the chances of it forming are pretty low. But also because it usually generates as a single island totally surrounded by ocean – and most players don’t spend a lot of time in the ocean, so they don’t come across it very often.
You’ll recognise a mushroom fields biome instantly when you come across it – there’s no grass at all. Instead, the surface of the ground is covered with mycelium, a network of fungal matter which constantly releases tiny spores into the air. One thing that’s neat about mycelium is that you can use it to grow mushrooms at any light level. Normally mushrooms refuse to grow in bright sunlight on dirt, but here they’ll do so quite happily.
在菌丝上，你会发现许多红色和棕色的蘑菇的存在，以及像树木一样耸立在风景中的巨大蘑菇矗立于此。在这个岛屿上常结伴出现的是一种独特的生物 - 哞菇，它在这个生物群系安家。除了给哞菇挤奶会得到牛奶以外，你还会获得蘑菇煲。
Growing on this mycelium, you’ll find lots of red and brown mushrooms, as well as huge mushrooms which tower over the landscape like trees. Wandering in between the stems of these mushrooms are a unique creature – the mooshroom, which makes this biome its home. Milk a mooshroom and you’ll get – what else? – mushroom stew.
否则，你会发现蘑菇岛其实是一片异常贫瘠的陌生大陆。除了哞菇会出现以外，就只会是蝙蝠，除非有时你会发现流浪商人的路过。这是一个非常容易生存，但很难磨炼自己的地方。
Otherwise, you’ll find the mushroom fields a strangely barren, alien land. The only creatures that spawn other than the mooshrooms are bats, though sometimes you’ll find wandering traders passing through. It’s the kind of place where it’s easy to survive, but hard to thrive.
There’s no equivalent to mushroom fields in the real world – no place exposed to the sun, wind and rain where mushrooms grow and plants don’t. But you might not be aware of the enormous role that fungi play in our ecosystems below the surface.
例如，真菌学家早就发现了真菌在分解死亡物质的并将其转化为下一代植物的燃料的功能的重要性。而我们刚刚才了解到真菌扮演的另一个角色 - 在我们的森林里，每棵树都通过菌根网络与其他植株相连，菌根网络被用来分享水分、养分、碳物质，有时甚至能帮助抵御虫害。这常被称为“木维网”，目前是一个非常活跃的研究领域。
For example, mycologists (mushroom scientists) have long known about the importance of fungi in breaking down dead matter and turning it into fuel for the next generation of plants. But we’re only just learning about another role that fungi play – in our forests, every tree is connected to its neighbours by fungal networks that are used to share water, nutrients, carbon and sometimes even substances to help defend against pests or disease. This is sometimes called the “wood wide web” and it’s a highly active area of research right now.
因此，下次当你在森林里漫游时 - 无论是在“我的世界”里还是在现实之中 - 想一想你脚下巨大的菌根网络，正是它们让这一切的存在成为可能。
So next time you’re strolling through a forest – either in Minecraft or the real world – take a moment to think about the huge fungal networks below your feet that make it all possible.
原文链接: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/around-block-mushroom-fields
原文出自: Duncan Geere
发布日期: 2021年8月19日
翻译者: Glorydark
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