title: Vive la résistance: reviving resistance for 21st century conservation.
abstract: Confronted with increasing anthropogenic change, conservation in the 21st century requires a sound understanding of how ecological systems change during disturbance. We highlight the benefits of recognizing two distinct components of change in an ecological unit (i.e., ecosystem, community, population): 'resistance', the ability to withstand disturbance; and 'resilience', the capacity to recover following disturbance. By adopting a 'resistance-resilience' framework, important insights for conservation can be gained into: (i) the key role of resistance in response to persistent disturbance, (ii) the intrinsic attributes of an ecological unit associated with resistance and resilience, (iii) the extrinsic environmental factors that influence resistance and resilience, (iv) mechanisms that confer resistance and resilience, (v) the post-disturbance status of an ecological unit, (vi) the nature of long-term ecological changes, and (vii) policy-relevant ways of communicating the ecological impacts of disturbance processes.
authors: School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia; Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia. Electronic address: dnimmo@csu.edu.au.
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authors: DG
authors: Nimmo
authors: Institute for Applied Ecology, The University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia.
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authors: Mac Nally
authors: School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia; Institute for Applied Ecology, The University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia.
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authors: Cunningham
authors: School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia; Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086 Australia.
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authors: Haslem
authors: School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia; Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086 Australia; Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, 123 Brown Street, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia.
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authors: Bennett
mesh_terms: D057231:Climate Change; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods; D017753:Ecosystem; D006802:Human Activities; D011157:Population Dynamics; D013997:Time Factors