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Resistance
System dynamics
The degree to which an ecological system avoids or limits change in response to disturbance. A system exhibiting greater resistance undergoes less change in response to a disturbance of a given magnitude.
Grimm, V., & Wissel, C. (1997). Babel, or the ecological stability discussions: An inventory and analysis of terminology and a guide for avoiding confusion. Oecologia, 109, 323–334.
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