Qian-Wei Li et al. investigated the impact of biochar addition on #NitrogenUptake of invasive Spartina alterniflora and native Phragmites australis under both intra- and #InterspecificCompetition.

#CoastalWetland | #InvasivePlant | #NitrogenForm

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf063

Bo Guan et al. assessed the effects of #SaltHeterogeneity, clonal integration and #InterspecificCompetition on the morphological and physiological traits of #PhragmitesAustralis.

#EcologicalAdaptation | #TheYellowRiverDelta

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtae115

🔎 #BiocharAddition ➡️ nitrogen competition between #Invasive Spartina alterniflora and native Phragmites australis 🟰 Effects❓

Results:
1️⃣ #InterspecificCompetition: the NO3−-N uptake rate of both⬆️;
2️⃣ Intra- and interspecific competition: the NH4+-N uptake rate of both⬆️.

#CoastalWetland | #NitrogenForm | #NitrogenUptake

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf063

📢 #TransientVariations of #BiomassAllocated to stems for four crop species (corn & soybean & flax & wheat) in single and mixed systems

Results:
Plant #Ontogeny & #IntraspecificCompetition ⬆️, #InterspecificCompetition ⬇️, variations in #StemMassFractions ⬆️

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf040