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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > ecology > ecological processes and phenomena > ecological resilience
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > ecology > ecological processes and phenomena > ecological resilience
Preferred Term:

ecological resilience

Definition:
The level of disturbance that an ecosystem can undergo without crossing a threshold to a situation with different structure or outputs. Resilience depends on ecological dynamics as well as the organizational and institutional capacity to understand, manage, and respond to these dynamics.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
ecological processes and phenomena
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • ecosystem resilience
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/273791
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