Coasts

Resistance to change

For ecological habitats, species and processes, strong resistance to change is often related to high biodiversity and healthy ecosystem function.
2016
Relates to
Coasts
Resilience
Great Barrier Reef
Coasts

Recovery from change

Recovery from change can be observed in systems that have been heavily degraded, and then either actively restored or allowed to recover by natural processes. Challenges in restoration ecology are the setting of appropriate goals, and the ability to detect when goals are reached.
2016
Relates to
Coasts
Resilience
Murray DarlingMarine Temperate EastMarine South WestGreat Barrier ReefEast CoastGreater Melbourne
Clark GF, Johnston EL (2016). Coasts: Topics. In: Australia state of the environment 2016, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra, https://soe.environment.gov.au/theme/coasts/topics?framework=121, DOI 10.4226/94/58b659bdc758b