The ability of an ecosystem to return to its equilibrium state after an environmental disturbance is called ________.

resistance
restoration
reformation
resilience

Respuesta :

The correct answer is D. Resilience.

Explanation

Ecological resilience is a term used to refer to the resistance of natural ecosystems to external disturbances such as human intervention or natural catastrophes such as hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, among others. The resilience of an ecosystem is influenced by its diversity and complexity so that the more complex it is and the more diversity of species it will have a better recovery after a disturbance. So, the correct answer is D. Resilience.