The way I see resilience is the
ability for something to regenerate after it’s been affected by an outside
force. Like a shark has the ability to
regrow teeth after it loses them, or a lizard can regrow its tail after it has
been removed.
Resistance, to me, is the ability
for something to not be affected by an outside force. Like a person that is resistant to a certain
drug. Or a shield that is impervious to
a sword.
It is important to know which
species of vegetation are resilient to fire or catastrophic damage, and which
species are resistant to fire when thinking about natural resource issues and
maintaining wilderness areas. Natural
resource managers need to consider the species in the area before choosing to
burn or putting out fires because some trees rely on a burn to regenerate while
others are less resistant to fires and may be damaged.
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