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Which term refers to the ability of a system to absorb small disturbances and prevent amplification?
Which term refers to the ability of a system to absorb small disturbances and prevent amplification?
- Resistance (correct)
- Resilience
- Response
- Robustness
Based on the text, which type of disturbance produces a permanent alteration in the system?
Based on the text, which type of disturbance produces a permanent alteration in the system?
- Type I
- Type IV
- Type II
- Type III (correct)
From the text, what is defined as the magnitude of change in response to disturbance?
From the text, what is defined as the magnitude of change in response to disturbance?
- Resistance
- Robustness
- Resilience
- Response (correct)
What is emphasized as critical to an evaluation of ecosystem responses to disturbance?
What is emphasized as critical to an evaluation of ecosystem responses to disturbance?
What is the amount of disturbance a system can absorb without flipping to an alternative state, based on the text?
What is the amount of disturbance a system can absorb without flipping to an alternative state, based on the text?
What term is often used in reference to the response of an ecosystem to a disturbance?
What term is often used in reference to the response of an ecosystem to a disturbance?
According to Lewontin (1969), when is a system considered to be globally stable?
According to Lewontin (1969), when is a system considered to be globally stable?
What term has been used by ecologists to describe the ability of a system to resist displacement from its initial state when subject to perturbation?
What term has been used by ecologists to describe the ability of a system to resist displacement from its initial state when subject to perturbation?
What term has been applied to the ability of an ecosystem to recover to the initial state after disturbance?
What term has been applied to the ability of an ecosystem to recover to the initial state after disturbance?
Which term has been used by Boesch (1974), Harrison (1979), Pimm (1984), and others to describe the ability of a system to resist displacement from its initial state?
Which term has been used by Boesch (1974), Harrison (1979), Pimm (1984), and others to describe the ability of a system to resist displacement from its initial state?
