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Read the excerpt from "Exploring the Secrets of Marsh Happiness" by NOAA.
Characterizing an "unhappy," deteriorating tidal marsh is more complex because marshes can fall apart in many different ways. One finding
contradicted a previous assumption: namely, that gains in marsh elevation and sediment indicate greater resilience. The authors say
marshes with these characteristics performed inconsistently and often signaled the muddy mess that degrading marshes can become, not
marsh health
What is the meaning of the word resilience as used in the excerpt?
OA ability to recover
OB. ability to be consistent
OC ability to defend itself
OD. ability to adjust to change

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The meaning of the word "resilience" as used in the excerpt is ability to defend itself.

According to the excerpt, it is said that it was quite complex to pinpoint a particular reason why a marsh will deteriorate because it can fall apart in many different ways.

Based on the usage of the word "resilience" where it says that a previous assumption claims that gains in marsh elevation and sediment shows greater resilience as it implies that the marsh has an ability to defend itself.

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its c

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