| Title | Variation in ecological resilience: a fundamental concept for rangeland ecology |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Bestelmeyer BT, Briske D.D., Brown JR, Havstad K, Skaggs R.K |
| Conference Name | Society for Range Management |
| Date Published | Janury 26-31, 20 |
| Conference Location | Louisville, KY |
| ARIS Log Number | 223395 |
| Keywords | ecological, rangeland ecology, resilience |
| Abstract | The concepts and terminology associated with ecological resilience are fast becoming a common language for the study of global change. We review the application of the broad concept of resilience to rangeland ecology, connecting it to several well-established rangeland concepts including equilibrial/nonequilibrial rangeland systems, ecological sites, succession, and state-and-transition models. We argue that resilience concepts have the potential to provide a holistic framework for rangeland ecology that links advances across disciplines including pedology, plant ecology, landscape ecology, rural sociology, and economics, and we illustrate this linkage. In order to realize this potential, however, we will need to move beyond vague metaphors to produce real-world examples and then general strategies that practitioners and scientists find worthwhile to emulate. |
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