Which strategy includes high seed production and short life span?
“Ruderal” for which strategy includes high seed production and short life span. This relationship follows from the ecological mechanism represented by the terms in the item, not merely from an association between their names. Life-history traits reflect allocation among growth, maintenance, survival, and reproduction. Energy invested in many offspring cannot simultaneously be invested in large offspring, prolonged care, or future breeding, creating measurable trade-offs. The remaining alternatives—“Stress-tolerant”, “Competitor”, “Generalist”—refer to different states, processes, or scales and
Ref: Plant Strategies and Vegetation Processes, Grime, 2nd Ed.