Competition variable, reduced; continual and intense, Among resources exceed demand; resources in short supply; Individuals weak competitors good competitors Life History precocial young, early altricial young, late maturity Traits and maturity onset, shorter onset, longer generation Mortality generation time; mortality time; mortality low, more high, variable and constant and predictable unpredictable Body Size small larger Fecundity high low and Dispersal Rates Resource high but individual low but individual offspring Allocation to offspring are of low quality; are of high quality; Reproduction reduced parental care increased parental care / Parental Care Life Strategy many offspring, few few offspring, most survive Trade Off survive to reproduce to reproduce Climax community – stable community; the final stage in an ecological succession process, likely to persist for long periods of time; its composition will depend on location, climate, and other abiotic factors; K-selected species will predominate in these communities over time.
Competition Among Individuals variable, reduced; resources exceed demand; weak competitors continual and intense, resources in short supply; good competitors Life History Traits and Mortality precocial young, early maturity onset, shorter generation time; mortality high, variable and unpredictable altricial young, late maturity onset, longer generation time; mortality low, more constant and predictable Body Size small larger Fecundity and Dispersal Rates high low Resource Allocation to Reproduction / Parental Care high but individual offspring are of low quality; reduced parental care low but individual offspring are of high quality; increased parental care Life Strategy Trade Off many offspring, few survive to reproduce few offspring, most survive to reproduce Climax community – stable community; the final stage in an ecological succession process, likely to persist for long periods of time; its composition will depend on location, climate, and other abiotic factors; K-selected species will predominate in these communities over time.
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