Geography GCSE
Ecosystem resilience
What Ecosystem resilience means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Ecosystem resilience
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Reference: AQA
The natural ability of ecosystems to recover from small-scale changes over time, though severe impacts may cause permanent damage.
Topics that use Ecosystem resilience
- Ecosystems (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Abiotic components
- Ecosystem scales
- Global Atmospheric Circulation
- Human impact
- Interdependence
- Nutrient cycling
- Biotic components
- Consumers
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