Question

What is a "disturbance" in the field of ecology?

A living factor that affects organisms.
A non-living factor that affects organisms.
An event that changes a community.
An event that makes a species extinct.​

Answer 1

Ecological disturbance, an event or force, of nonbiological or biological origin, that brings about mortality to organisms and changes in their spatial patterning in the ecosystems they inhabit.

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Answer 2

a non living factor that affects organisms’