Climate change is introducing new competitors into existing communities of Alpine plants, and these new rivals are impacting their growth and survival, according to findings published in Nature ...

It is well known that soil microbes affect plant growth. But the extent of these interactions is not well understood. Using Acmispon strigosus (a native California plant with nodules) and a set of ...

Competition for pollinators amid the observed decline of insect populations across the world may reduce the ability of plant species to coexist, a new study has warned. Naturalists have documented ...

The decline of birds, bees and other pollinators may be putting plants of the world's most diverse ecosystems at risk of extinction, according to a new study that analyzed hundreds of field studies ...

The relative merits of different methods for separating root and shoot competition in plants are reviewed. The 'Divided Pot' technique involves vertical partitions that divide above- and below-ground ...

Plants can choose between alternative competitive responses according to the stature and densities of their opponents, biologists have discovered. A new study reveals that plants can evaluate the ...

We examined the competitive effects of two annual species on soil water potential and blue oak (Quercus douglasii Hook & Arn.) seedling growth and water relations. Two densities of the annual grass ...

THE recent publication of the work of Clements, Weaver, and Hanson, on “Plant Competition” reports the results of numerous experiments designed to analyse the competitive functions in plant ...