❓ 質問 According to the passage, what is a key distinction between 'engineering resilience' and 'ecological resilience'?
A. Engineering resilience focuses on multiple stable states, while ecological resilience focuses on a single equilibrium.
B. Engineering resilience measures the return time to a known equilibrium, while ecological resilience measures the disturbance a system can absorb before changing state.
C. Engineering resilience is primarily used in resource management, while ecological resilience is only theoretical.
D. Engineering resilience applies to clear lakes, while ecological resilience applies to turbid lakes.
✅ 正解
Engineering resilience measures the return time to a known equilibrium, while ecological resilience measures the disturbance a system can absorb before changing state.
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