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What is a small ecosystem in danger of compared to a large and diverse ecosystem?

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A small ecosystem is in danger when compared to a large and diverse ecosystem because the genetic variability in a small ecosystem is low and a small disruption can wipe out the populations within the ecosystem. This is unlike in a large ecosystem where this is a high genetic variability that gives the populations within the ecosystem resilience against disturbances.

There are enough alleles within the genetic pool of a large and diverse ecosystem to withstand disturbance regimes unlike in small ecosystems where the alleles are few. Hence, a little disturbance can endanger the entire population in a small ecosystem and put them at the risks of extinction.

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