Resiliency, Redundancy, Representation

Resiliency (abundance, spatial distribution, productivity)

describes the characteristics of a species that allow it to

recover from periodic disturbance.

• Redundancy (having multiple populations distributed

across the landscape; abundance, spatial distribution) may

be needed to provide a margin of safety for the species to

withstand catastrophic events.

• Representation (the range of variation found in a species;

spatial distribution, diversity) ensures that the species’

adaptive capabilities are conserved.