r vs K selection (microbial)

Layer 3 — Biologyin the Microbial Ecology subtree

MacArthur-Wilson 1967 r/K theory applied to microbes: r-strategists (rapid growth, high mortality, copiotrophs like E. coli) vs K-strategists (slow steady, oligotrophs like SAR11 Pelagibacter); shapes community succession.

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