Ecological resilience is the ability of a system to persist in the face of perturbations. Although
resilience has been a highly influential concept, its interpretation has remained largely …

In the vicinity of tip** points—or more precisely bifurcation points—ecosystems recover
slowly from small perturbations. Such slowness may be interpreted as a sign of low …

Climate tip** points occur when change in a part of the climate system becomes self-
perpetuating beyond a warming threshold, leading to substantial Earth system impacts …

Forest ecosystems depend on their capacity to withstand and recover from natural and
anthropogenic perturbations (that is, their resilience) 1. Experimental evidence of sudden …

The future response of marine ecosystem diversity to continued anthropogenic forcing is
poorly constrained. Phytoplankton are a diverse set of organisms that form the base of the …

Many natural systems exhibit tip** points where slowly changing environmental
conditions spark a sudden shift to a new and sometimes very different state. As the tip** …

The question of what and how to measure ecological resilience has been troubling
ecologists since Holling 1973s seminal paper in which he defined resilience as the ability of …

About 17% of humanity goes through an episode of major depression at some point in their
lifetime. Despite the enormous societal costs of this incapacitating disorder, it is largely …

Humanity faces a major global challenge in achieving wellbeing for all, while simultaneously
ensuring that the biophysical processes and ecosystem services that underpin wellbeing are …

Concerns have been raised that the resilience of vegetated ecosystems may be negatively
impacted by ongoing anthropogenic climate and land-use change at the global scale …