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Chapter 04: Ecological resilience, climate change and the Great Barrier Reef

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: The vulnerability assessments in this volume frequently refer to the resilience of various ecosystem \nelements in the face of climate change. This chapter provides an introduction to the concept of \necological resilience, and its application as part of a management response to climate change threats. \nAs defined in the glossary, resilience refers to the capacity of a system to absorb shocks, resist dramatic \nchanges in condition, and maintain or recover key functions and processes, without undergoing “phase \nshifts” to a qualitatively different state. For example, people who are physically and \nmentally fit and strong will have good prospect of recovery from disease, injury or trauma: they \nare resilient.

Source: GBRMPA ELibrary (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority)

Authors: Laurence J. McCook, Carl Folke, Terry P. Hughes, Magnus Nyström, David Obura, Rodney V. Salm

Language: English

Topic: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W783656338

FWCI: 0.26

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