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3:33 AM
In an ecosystem. There are two types of organism. First group of organism is called the r-selected and the other is called the k-selected.
What are they?
Before an ecosystem establishes (eg. in sand dunes or in a burnt forest), the r-selected group acts as pioneer species. They have high "reproductive effort" hence their presence blooms over the new environment.
Unfortunately, the r-selected have short life span. Somehow the r-selected change their own environment and make it hostile to themselves. A paradox. Overtime, the environment transforms and the other type of organism emerges. The k-selected.
The environment that the r-selected left contains a whole lot of nutrients for the k-selected. The presence of them marks the sign of a stable environment.
the r-selected changes the environment which favors the k-selected.
Are you the k-selected or the r-selected? =)
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October 10, 2009 at 4:12 AM
how bout a mixture of both? lol ;)
October 10, 2009 at 6:38 AM
but im not superman. =)
October 10, 2009 at 7:19 AM
then, what are u? lol
October 12, 2009 at 8:23 AM
spiderman.
superman pun ok... well~ except for the underwear. xD
October 13, 2009 at 2:31 AM
lol. spiderman? mcm lembik jer. batman lagi macho la.
October 13, 2009 at 3:53 AM
the r and K strategies are extreme on the continuum, so i say that no one is solely r-selected or K-selected.. right?
October 14, 2009 at 4:02 AM
ritzy, batman tak macho. bajet je lebeyh. haha
Anonymous, well you're rite in that sense. but we often are the r-selected aite? =)
October 16, 2009 at 4:30 AM
no actually, it depends on how do you look yourself, on what niche are you, sometime, you just need to be more competitive to be a K-selected