ECOLOGY
ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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the less healthier it is.
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the more stable it is.
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the more damage it will have.
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the less stable it is
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Detailed explanation-1: -Greater biodiversity in ecosystems, species, and individuals leads to greater stability. For example, species with high genetic diversity and many populations that are adapted to a wide variety of conditions are more likely to be able to weather disturbances, disease, and climate change.
Detailed explanation-2: -Biodiversity and Ecosystem Stability Ecosystem stability is the ability of an ecosystem to maintain a steady state, even after a stress or disturbance has occurred.
Detailed explanation-3: -Biodiversity is the number of species found within a habitat or an ecosystem. When an ecosystem has high biodiversity it is always more stable than an ecosystem that has low biodiversity. A monoculture is when an ecosystem has only one prominent species and has very low biodiversity.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1972, Robert May showed that diversity is detrimental to an ecosystem since, as the number of species increases, the ecosystem is less stable. This is the so-called diversity-stability paradox, which has been derived by considering a mathematical model with linear interactions between the species.