The ability of a system to recover from a perturbation while…
The ability of a system to recover from a perturbation while maintaining its overall structure and function is known as . This ability is determined by multiple factors such as (movement of organisms and resources that flow among habitat patches to provide opportunities for more rapid recovery) and (important ecological processes are supported by multiple species that can compensate for each other). Although some ecosystems experience rapid and lasting regimes shifts known as , other can recover. Recoveries that do not occur immediately are said to experience . *Note: each answer is worth 2 points.