Neighbors shape plant life more than expected, scientists find

Study reveals plants spy on competitors and accelerate growth in response

Plants engage in competitive behaviors for resources like water, nutrients, sunlight, and pollinators. A study published in the Journal of E

Study reveals plants eavesdrop on competitors and accelerate growth in response

Plants engage in competitive behaviors for resources like water, nutrients, sunlight, and pollinators. A study published in the Journal of E

Study reveals how neighboring trees support each other's growth during Southern California droughts

This article summarizes research on how trees in Southern California forests interact during dry summer conditions. It explains that neighbo

Study finds neighboring trees affect growth timing but not growth rate in dry temperate forests

This scientific study investigates how weather conditions and neighboring trees (facilitation) influence radial stem growth in a dry tempera

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Study reveals air pollution alters decomposition of plant leaves and roots in soil

This plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article explains that while scientists know air pollutants like ground-level oz