TermCymru

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Welsh: model esblygol K
English: K-selection
Status B
Subject: Environment
Part of speech: Noun, Masculine, Singular
Definition: A type of selection that favours organisms with a low rate of reproduction but whose populations expand to the maximum number of individuals that the habitat can support (the carrying capacity of the habitat). K-selected species (or K strategists) tend to be highly adapted to their environment and are able to compete successfully for food and other resources.
Last updated: 9 March 2017
Welsh: model esblygol r
English: r-selection
Status B
Subject: Environment
Part of speech: Noun, Masculine, Singular
Definition: A type of selection that favours organisms with a high biotic potential (r value). Organisms that are r selected (r strategists) are able to colonize a habitat rapidly, utilizing the food and other resources before other organisms are established and begin to compete.
Last updated: 9 March 2017
Welsh: rhywogaeth model esblygol K
English: K-selected species
Status B
Subject: Environment
Part of speech: Noun, Feminine, Singular
Definition: K-selection is a type of selection that favours organisms with a low rate of reproduction but whose populations expand to the maximum number of individuals that the habitat can support (the carrying capacity of the habitat). K-selected species (or K strategists) tend to be highly adapted to their environment and are able to compete successfully for food and other resources.
Last updated: 9 March 2017