Resilience — Science definition
The ability to absorb a disturbance and return to a similar state; it comes from functional overlap and is specific to what is being resisted.
Where it is taught
- Biodiversity, Variation & Ecosystem Resilience — Ecological Evidence & Environmental Design, Life Science & Scientific Inquiry, Grade 7
In use
Diversity matters beyond counting because of resilience — the ability of a community to absorb a disturbance and return to something like its former state.
Biodiversity, Variation & Ecosystem Resilience