Resistance and Resilience
This term describes an ecosystem's ability to continue functioning without change even when stressed by a disturbance.
What is Resistance?
A high level of this—referring to the variety of different species in an area—enables a community to better withstand environmental changes.
What is biodiversity
These overlapping pathways show how energy moves through an ecosystem and are a key indicator of its stability.
What is a food web?
This is the capacity of an ecosystem to recover and return to its original state after a major disturbance, like a wildfire or flood.
What is Resilience?
The loss of these organisms, which produce energy for the entire system, can lead to total ecosystem collapse.
What are producers?
Ecosystems with a higher level of this—meaning a wide variety of different species—tend to be more stable.
What is biodiversity?
Also known as a "threshold of change," this is the critical point at which an ecosystem shifts from one stable state to a completely different, often degraded, state.
What is a Tipping Point?
These non-native species can disrupt stability by outcompeting local wildlife for resources like food and space.
What are invasive species?
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