❓ Question According to the passage, what is the key difference between engineering resilience and ecological resilience?
A. Engineering resilience focuses on species diversity, while ecological resilience emphasizes biomass stability.
B. Engineering resilience measures the speed of recovery, whereas ecological resilience measures the disturbance magnitude that can be absorbed before a regime shift.
C. Engineering resilience applies to forests, while ecological resilience applies to grasslands.
D. Engineering resilience is a modern concept, while ecological resilience was proposed in the 1970s.
✅ Correct Answer
Engineering resilience measures the speed of recovery, whereas ecological resilience measures the disturbance magnitude that can be absorbed before a regime shift.
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