Which of the following hypothesis suggests that ecosystems are like aeroplanes where flight safety (ecosystem functioning) may or may not be compromised, depending upon which pecies are being lost?
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The Rivet popper hypothesis compares an ecosystem to an airplane.
•Each species is like a rivet in the plane.
•Losing a few rivets may not affect the plane immediately, but losing critical ones can cause failure.
This means ecosystem stability depends on which species are lost, not just how many.
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