Ecology: Concepts and Applications 4th Edition by Manual Molles

Exercise 6

Grime's proposed classification of environments based on intensity of disturbance and stress resulted in four environments, three of which he proposed were inhabitable by plants and one of which was not. That fourth environment shows high intensity of disturbance and high stress. What sorts of life histories would an organism have to possess to live in such an environment? What kinds of real organisms can you think of that could live and perhaps thrive in such an environment?