noun phrase · academic
ecosystem resilience
UK/ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm rɪˈzɪliəns/US/ˈiːkoʊˌsɪstəm rɪˈzɪliəns/EC·o·sys·tem re·SIL·ience
The ability of an ecosystem to recover after disturbance or stress.
Examples
“Planting diverse native species can improve ecosystem resilience after fires.”
“Climate change reduces ecosystem resilience in many coastal zones.”
“Monitoring biodiversity is one way to assess ecosystem resilience.”
Band 8 sentence
“Building ecosystem resilience is central to adaptation strategies, especially in areas prone to extreme weather events.”
Collocations
- enhance ecosystem resilience
- undermine ecosystem resilience
Word family
Common mistakes
ecosystem resist→ecosystem resilience
ecosystem stability→ecosystem resilience
Say it for a higher band
5ecosystem health→6ecosystem stability→7+ecosystem resilience
Synonyms
ecological resilience
Easily confused
ecological resilience
“Researchers measured ecological resilience following the hurricane.”
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