❓ Question According to the passage, which of the following best describes the key difference between ecological resilience and stability?
A. A. Resilience emphasizes returning to an original state, while stability focuses on absorbing disturbance.
B. B. Stability refers to the ability to resist change, while resilience involves the capacity to undergo change without shifting to another state.
C. C. Resilience focuses on the threshold of disturbance that can be absorbed before a system changes state, whereas stability emphasizes return to equilibrium.
D. D. Both concepts are identical and are used interchangeably in ecological research.
✅ Correct Answer
C. Resilience focuses on the threshold of disturbance that can be absorbed before a system changes state, whereas stability emphasizes return to equilibrium.
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