In general, communities in early succession will be dominated by fast-growing species with r-selected life histories.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
R-selected species are species that grow and disperse quickly and reproduce quickly and in large numbers. Therefore, they would be the first species to dominate an area in early succession (Section 39.4).
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