❓ Question According to paragraph, what is a key difference between engineering resilience and ecological resilience?
A. Engineering resilience focuses on resisting state shifts, while ecological resilience emphasizes recovery speed.
B. Engineering resilience prioritizes return to a pre-disturbance equilibrium, while ecological resilience emphasizes the capacity to absorb disturbance without shifting to a new state.
C. Engineering resilience is applicable only to coral reefs, while ecological resilience applies to all ecosystems.
D. Engineering resilience is a modern concept, while ecological resilience was developed in the 1970s.
✅ Correct Answer
Engineering resilience prioritizes return to a pre-disturbance equilibrium, while ecological resilience emphasizes the capacity to absorb disturbance without shifting to a new state.
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