Week 9, Ecosystems

Ecosystems are strong because they are highly adaptable and resilient. The organisms that make up an ecosystem will find a way to live no matter what, and an ecosystem suddenly faced with an enormous change can survive. At the same time, however, once a threshold has been reached, it is likely that an ecosystem will begin to fall apart. While an ecosystem can be stressed and survive, it can only be stressed to a certain point until it cannot repair itself.