Ecological resilience
Ecological Resilience
Ecological resilience (pronunciation: /iːkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl rɪˈzɪlɪəns/) is a term used in ecology to describe the capacity of an ecosystem to respond to a disturbance by resisting damage and recovering quickly.
Etymology
The term "resilience" comes from the Latin resilire, which means "to leap back". In the context of ecology, it was first used by Canadian ecologist C.S. Holling in 1973 to describe the ability of ecosystems to absorb changes and still maintain their basic function and structure.
Definition
Ecological resilience is defined as the amount of disturbance that an ecosystem can withstand without changing self-organized processes and structures. It is measured by the system's ability to return to its original state after a disturbance or to move towards a new state of equilibrium.
Related Terms
- Adaptive capacity: The ability of a system to adapt to changes and disturbances.
- Resilience (ecology): The capacity of an ecosystem to respond to a disturbance by resisting damage and recovering quickly.
- Ecosystem services: The benefits that humans obtain from ecosystems.
- Biodiversity: The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Ecological resilience
- Wikipedia's article - Ecological resilience
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