The usage here refers to an emergent or holistic system property consistent with the following definitions: `... the extent to which ecosystems can absorb recurrent natural and human perturbations and continue to regenerate without slowly degrading or unexpectedly flipping into alternate states &apos; (Hughes et al. 2005); and `... the capacity of a system to absorb disturbance, undergo change and still retain essentially the same function, structure, identity, and feedbacks &apos; (http://www.resalliance.org).
The usage here refers to an emergent or holistic system property consistent with the following definitions: `... the extent to which ecosystems can absorb recurrent natural and human perturbations and continue to regenerate without slowly degrading or unexpectedly flipping into alternate states &apos; (Hughes et al. 2005); and `... the capacity of a system to absorb disturbance, undergo change and still retain essentially the same function, structure, identity, and feedbacks &apos; (http://www.resalliance.org).