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Effects of edaphic factors (salinity, pH, Na+, K+, Ca++, CaCO3, water holding capacity, and grain size) on the spatial distribution of plants were investigated. Soil was sampled at 22 stands. Sixteen plant species were recorded from these stands. Relation between edaphic factors and plant distribution was investigated using correlation statistical analysis. Distribution of some plants was found to be highly correlated with edaphic factor(s).
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Abbas, J.A., Mohammed, S.A. & Saleh, M.A. Edaphic factors and plant species distribution in a protected area in the desert of Bahrain Island. Vegetatio 95, 87–93 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00124956
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