opportunistic species

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opportunistic species [¦äp·ər‚tü¦nis·tik ′spē·shēz]

(ecology)

Species characterized by high reproduction rates, rapid development, early reproduction, small body size, and uncertain adult survival.

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No references found			``As you bulldoze land, you destroy habitat, but you also allow for opportunistic species to swoop in and take advantage of the local conditions. COUNT IS FOR THE BIRDS SANTA CLARITA HOLDS ANNUAL TALLY OF SPECIES IN ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) Like clear-cutting, use of mobile fishing gear converts ecosystems to domination by disturbance-tolerant opportunistic species. Clearcutting the ocean floor by Watling, Les; Norse, Elliott A. / Earth Island Journal Over long time periods, even deforested or burned areas recover as opportunistic species settle and prosper. Nature on the Rebound by Young, Kenneth R.; Leon, Blanca / Americas (English Edition)			Opotherapy OPP Oppeln Oppen, George Oppenauer oxidation Oppenheim's disease Oppenheim, James Oppenheimer Oppenheimer, J Robert Oppenheimer, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Jane M. Oppenheimer, Josef Süss Oppenheimer-Phillips reaction Oppenheimer-Volkoff limit Opper, Frederick Burr Oppian Oppidum Oppland Oppolzer, Theodor Von opponent Opponent Games opponent-colors theory Opportunism Opportunistic infections opportunistic microorganism opportunistic species Opportunity opportunity cost Opportunity Management System opportunity school opposable opposed engine opposed-blade damper opposing wind Opposite opposite rays opposite side opposite tide opposite vertices oppositely congruent figures Opposition Opposition Between City and Countryside Opposition Between Mental and Physical Labor opposition, square Oprichnina Oprishki OPROM Ops OPS5 OPS83 OPSEC			opportunistic opportunistic opportunistic Opportunistic Age Replacement during Delay Time Opportunistic Age Replacement during Delay Time Policy Opportunistic Any-Path Forwarding Expected Number of Transmissions Opportunistic Cartesian Cosine Approximate Matcher Opportunistic disease Opportunistic disease Opportunistic disease Opportunistic diseases Opportunistic diseases opportunistic infection opportunistic infection opportunistic infection opportunistic infection opportunistic infection Opportunistic infections Opportunistic infections Opportunistic infections opportunistic investment strategy Opportunistic Key Caching opportunistic microorganism opportunistic mycosis opportunistic mycosis opportunistic mycosis Opportunistic pathogen Opportunistic pathogen Opportunistic pathogen Opportunistic Secondary Channel opportunistic species Opportunistic Spectrum Access opportunistically opportunistically opportunistically opportunists opportunists Opportunites Industralization Center West opportunities opportunities opportunities opportunities Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) Opportunities and Risks Opportunities and Risks Opportunities and Risks of Artificial Intelligent Systems Opportunities for Employment Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences Opportunities for Error Opportunities for Learning Opportunities for Micronutrient Interventions Project Opportunities for Technology Information Careers Opportunities for Undergraduate Research in Computer Science Opportunities for Volunteering Opportunities for Youth Opportunities In Business Opportunities Industrialization Center Opportunities Industrialization Center of America Opportunities Industrialization Centers International Opportunities Page Opportunities to do Business

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