Hurricanes are Important Disturbance Events in the Everglades

Question

Hurricanes are important disturbance events in the Everglades. This ecosystem has
A) high resistance and high resilience.
B) low resistance and low resilience.
C) high resistance but low resilience.
D) low resistance but high resilience.
E) none of the above

Accepted Answer

Hurricanes are important disturbance events in the Everglades. This ecosystem has high resistance (ability to withstand disturbance) but low resilience (ability to recover from disturbance).