Biological Stability
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What is Resistance/ constancy
The ability of an ecosystem to resist being altered by a disturbance
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What is Resilience
The ability of an ecosystem to recover from a change and to return to its original state after a disturbance
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How does biodiversity contribute to ecosystem stability
Each species occupies an ecological niche
It reduces competition
It prevents extinction
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What is conservation (in situ and ex situ)
This refers to mechanisms for preventing extinction of species
Including establishing protective areas, sperm banks, etc
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What is in situ and ex situ in terms of biology
In situ: Species maintained in the natural habitat
Ex situ: Species maintained outside their natural habitat
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