Scientists continue to debate over the best use of ecological resilience theory. Some scientists think the theory is most useful as a framework or way of thinking about how the concepts we have discussed on this show work within social-ecological systems. Other scientists propose that ecological resilience should be described as a measurable property that can be quantified, compared, and used to make predictions about a system’s resilience in the future. In this episode, we talk about the second proposition. We describe the challenges to quantifying ecological resilience and discuss a case study that highlights the potential benefits of using ecological resilience as a property.
Check out our new journal article: https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.4245
Funding support from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Great Plains Studies: www.unl.edu/plains/welcome
The Center for Resilience in Agricultural Working Landscapes: centerforresilience.unl.edu/
Contact Us: whrapodcast@gmail.com
Council For Resilience Education Website: cre.unl.edu
References:
Angeler, D.G., and Allen, C.R. 2016. Quantifying Resilience. Journal of Applied Ecology, 53(3), 617-624.
Bryant, T., Waring, K., Meador, A.S., Bradford, J.B. 2019. A Framework for Quantifying Resilience to Forest Disturbance. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 18. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2019.00056.
Carpenter, S., Walker, B., Anderies, J.M., and Abel, N. 2001. From Metaphor to Measurement: Resilience of What to What? Ecosystems, 4, 765-781.
Frank, T. 2022, Jan. 10. Rebuilt New Orleans Levees Saved Lives and Property. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rebuilt-new-orleans-levees-saved-lives-and-property/
Kerlin, K. 2022, Jan. 19. Just What is a ‘Resilient’ Forest, Anyway? https://www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news/just-what-resilient-forest-anyway
Lukpat, A. 2022, Jan. 19. Biden Administration Announces Plan to Spend Billions to Prevent Wildfires. New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/climate/biden-administration-wildfire-plan.html
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Scientists continue to debate over the best use of ecological resilience theory. Some scientists think the theory is most useful as a framework or way of thinking about how the concepts we have discussed on this show work within social-ecological systems. Other scientists propose that ecological resilience should be described as a measurable property that can be quantified, compared, and used to make predictions about a system’s resilience in the future. In this episode, we talk about the second proposition. We describe the challenges to quantifying ecological resilience and discuss a case study that highlights the potential benefits of using ecological resilience as a property.
Check out our new journal article: https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.4245
Funding support from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Great Plains Studies: www.unl.edu/plains/welcome
The Center for Resilience in Agricultural Working Landscapes: centerforresilience.unl.edu/
Contact Us: whrapodcast@gmail.com
Council For Resilience Education Website: cre.unl.edu
References:
Angeler, D.G., and Allen, C.R. 2016. Quantifying Resilience. Journal of Applied Ecology, 53(3), 617-624.
Bryant, T., Waring, K., Meador, A.S., Bradford, J.B. 2019. A Framework for Quantifying Resilience to Forest Disturbance. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 18. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2019.00056.
Carpenter, S., Walker, B., Anderies, J.M., and Abel, N. 2001. From Metaphor to Measurement: Resilience of What to What? Ecosystems, 4, 765-781.
Frank, T. 2022, Jan. 10. Rebuilt New Orleans Levees Saved Lives and Property. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rebuilt-new-orleans-levees-saved-lives-and-property/
Kerlin, K. 2022, Jan. 19. Just What is a ‘Resilient’ Forest, Anyway? https://www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news/just-what-resilient-forest-anyway
Lukpat, A. 2022, Jan. 19. Biden Administration Announces Plan to Spend Billions to Prevent Wildfires. New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/climate/biden-administration-wildfire-plan.html
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Social-ecological systems are complex. But as we discuss in this episode, “complex” does not mean “complicated”! Complexity theory holds that systems that possess certain attributes are “complex”, including a capacity for adaptation, self-organization, an open nature, and the emergence of system traits greater than the sum of its parts. We explain what each of these terms mean, relate complexity theory to social-ecological systems and resilience, and discuss a couple of papers that dive into the relationship between complexity and social-ecological systems.
Funding support from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Great Plains Studies, https://www.unl.edu/plains/welcome
Contact Us: whrapodcast@gmail.com
Council for Resilience Education website: cre.unl.edu
References:
Flyn, C. 2021, Jan. 24. As birth rates fall, animals prowl in our abandoned ‘ghost villages’. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/24/as-birth-rates-fall-animals-prowl-in-our-abandoned-ghost-villages
Klampe, M. 2021, Jan. 5. Use of ocean resources changed as Dungeness crab fishing industry adapted to climate shock event. Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2021-01-ocean-resources-dungeness-crab-fishing.html
Levin, A. 1999. Ecosystems and the biosphere as complex adaptive systems. Ecosystems, 1, 431-436.
Preiser, R., Biggs, R., De Vos, A., and Folke, C. 2018. Social-ecological systems as complex adaptive systems: organizing principles for advancing research methods and approaches. Ecology and Society, 23(4), 46.
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What the Heck is Resilience, Anyway?
Scientists continue to debate over the best use of ecological resilience theory. Some scientists think the theory is most useful as a framework or way of thinking about how the concepts we have discussed on this show work within social-ecological systems. Other scientists propose that ecological resilience should be described as a measurable property that can be quantified, compared, and used to make predictions about a system’s resilience in the future. In this episode, we talk about the second proposition. We describe the challenges to quantifying ecological resilience and discuss a case study that highlights the potential benefits of using ecological resilience as a property.
Check out our new journal article: https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.4245
Funding support from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Great Plains Studies: www.unl.edu/plains/welcome
The Center for Resilience in Agricultural Working Landscapes: centerforresilience.unl.edu/
Contact Us: whrapodcast@gmail.com
Council For Resilience Education Website: cre.unl.edu
References:
Angeler, D.G., and Allen, C.R. 2016. Quantifying Resilience. Journal of Applied Ecology, 53(3), 617-624.
Bryant, T., Waring, K., Meador, A.S., Bradford, J.B. 2019. A Framework for Quantifying Resilience to Forest Disturbance. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 18. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2019.00056.
Carpenter, S., Walker, B., Anderies, J.M., and Abel, N. 2001. From Metaphor to Measurement: Resilience of What to What? Ecosystems, 4, 765-781.
Frank, T. 2022, Jan. 10. Rebuilt New Orleans Levees Saved Lives and Property. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rebuilt-new-orleans-levees-saved-lives-and-property/
Kerlin, K. 2022, Jan. 19. Just What is a ‘Resilient’ Forest, Anyway? https://www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news/just-what-resilient-forest-anyway
Lukpat, A. 2022, Jan. 19. Biden Administration Announces Plan to Spend Billions to Prevent Wildfires. New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/climate/biden-administration-wildfire-plan.html
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