In which of the following situations would you expect to find the largest number of K-selected individuals?
A) a recently abandoned agricultural field in Ohio
B) the sand dune communities of south Lake Michigan
C) the flora and fauna of a coral reef in the Caribbean
D) South Florida after a hurricane
E) a newly emergent volcanic island

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Coral reefs have relatively stable and predictable environments, with high levels of biodiversity and competition for resources, which favors K-selected species that have slower growth rates, larger body sizes, and longer life spans, such as reef-building corals, larger fish, and sea turtles. The other options represent unstable or rapidly changing environments, with fewer resources and less competition, which favor r-selected species that have faster growth rates, smaller body sizes, and shorter life spans, such as annual plants, weedy species, or fast-growing pioneer species.

In Which of the Following Situations Would You Expect to Find