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An ecosystem which can be easily damaged but can recover after some time if damaging effect stops will be having -
A
High stability and low resilience
B
Low stability and low resilience
C
High stability and high resilience
D
Low stability and high resilience
Detailed Solution
Stability (resistance) is the ability of an ecosystem to resist change, i.e. to remain unchanged when a disturbance acts on it.
Resilience is the ability of an ecosystem to recover and return to its original state after the disturbance is removed.
An ecosystem that is easily damaged has low resistance, i.e. low stability.
An ecosystem that recovers after some time once the damaging effect stops has high resilience.
So such an ecosystem has low stability and high resilience (e.g. a grassland that is quickly damaged by fire or grazing but grows back soon).
Resilience is the ability of an ecosystem to recover and return to its original state after the disturbance is removed.
An ecosystem that is easily damaged has low resistance, i.e. low stability.
An ecosystem that recovers after some time once the damaging effect stops has high resilience.
So such an ecosystem has low stability and high resilience (e.g. a grassland that is quickly damaged by fire or grazing but grows back soon).