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Why is an ecosystem with higher levels of biodiversity more stable than an ecosystem with lower levels of biodiversity?.

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Ecosystems with higher levels of biodiversity are more stable because if there are more organisms that perform similar functions then the recovery rate will be fast enough from the disturbances as compared to the lower levels of the ecosystem.

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