Which statement accurately describes the portfolio effect?
A) Ecosystem stability creates a positive indirect effect on herbivores.
B) Community stability is enhanced when the population of one species cancels out variation in another such that the overall abundance in the community remains the same.
C) Community biodiversity does not alter the net effect of predators in a diverse population.
D) The greater the biomass of an ecosystem the less likely it is to be altered by disturbances.

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The portfolio effect refers to the concept that biodiversity enhances community stability because fluctuations in the population of one species can be offset by opposite fluctuations in another, maintaining overall community stability.

Which Statement Accurately Describes the Portfolio Effect