The ability to extract and retain nutrients from the environment may be one of the important factors that influence the general distribution pattern of the competing plant species (Grime and Hodgson, 1987; Garbey et al., 2004).
The ability to extract and retain nutrients from the environment may be one of the importantfactors that influence the general distribution pattern of the competing plant species (Grime and Hodgson, 1987;Garbey et al., 2004).