In Grime’s triangle, which is NOT correct?
The keyed exception is “Trees and shrubs are ruderal.” In the context of in grime’s triangle, which is not correct, that statement differs from the governing ecological pattern and must be evaluated against the mechanism rather than accepted from wording alone. Population ecology links individual births, deaths, immigration, and emigration to changes in abundance. Per-capita rates determine the direction of change, while density dependence creates feedback when crowding alters survival or reproduction. The remaining alternatives—“Ruderal species in high disturbance”, “Competitive species in hi
Ref: Campbell Biology, Urry et al., 12th Ed., Unit 8 Ecology