In this blog post, author Li Zhang – a an Associate Professor at Nanjing Forestry University – discusses the paper “Nitrogen fertilization promotes wheat–weed coexistence through niche differentiation and fitness equalization”, which was recently published in Functional Ecology. Li applies modern coexistence theory to wheat and two dominant grass weeds, showing that nitrogen can promote coexistence through different mechanisms depending on the weed species. Li … Continue reading Li Zhang | More than a fertilizer: How nitrogen changes coexistence between wheat and weeds