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 ...
• Plant–soil feedbacks (PSFs) and plant–plant competition influence performance and abundance of plants. To what extent the two biotic interactions are interrelated and thus affect plant performance ...
1. Competition-defence trade-offs have long been thought to promote plant coexistence and increase species diversity. However, insights from modern coexistence theory clarify that such trade-offs ...