Question

Speculate whether Type I or III survivorship is more typical of early or late succession in ecosystems and which population age-structure (rapid growth or zero/negative growth) is more typical of early or late succession.

Answer 1

On the basis of the given information:

Type I survivorship curves - high survival rate through most of life, large organism, long life span, slow development, and few protected progeny. Slower growing organisms are present and typically of late succession

Type III survivorship curves - juvenile mortality, but live for a long time, less parental care, smaller animal, early reproduction smaller body structure. In the early succession, this type of survivorship is more common.