Study reveals plants spy on competitors and accelerate growth in response

How plants keep tabs on the competition

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

How Nitrogen Fertilizers Alter Competition Between Wheat and Weeds

This article summarizes research on how nitrogen fertilizers affect the competitive dynamics between wheat crops and weeds. While farmers ty

Nitrogen addition alters growth strategies of dominant alpine grass on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

This study examines how nitrogen addition from human activities affects the dominant alpine grass Leymus secalinus in an alpine meadow on th

Behind the Paper: How nitrogen enrichment disrupts plant-pollinator networks in Tibetan alpine meadows

This is a 'Behind the Paper' blog post where author Erliang Gao discusses his research on how anthropogenic nitrogen enrichment disrupts pla

Integrating Experiments with Observations Deepens Understanding of Biodiversity Patterns

This article summarizes a Functional Ecology research study that examines how integrating experimental and observational approaches can lead