The difference between inertia and resilience is that
A) inertia is the ability of an ecosystem to protect itself against experiencing stress, while resilience is the ability of an ecosystem to find its optimal range of conditions.
B) inertia is the ability of an ecosystem to find its optimal range of conditions, while resilience is the ability of an ecosystem to protect itself against experiencing stress.
C) inertia is the ability of an ecosystem to recover following stress, while resilience is the ability of an ecosystem to resist change after a stress is applied.
D) inertia is the ability of an ecosystem to resist change after a stress is applied, while resilience is the ability of an ecosystem to recover following stress.
D) inertia is the ability of an ecosystem to resist change after a stress is applied, while resilience is the ability of an ecosystem to recover following stress.
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