Community resistance

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-002287",
  "term": "Community resistance",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The ability of a biological community to withstand or remain largely unchanged in the face of an environmental disturbance or stressor. This property indicates the degree to which a community's structure, species composition, or ecological processes are unaffected by external pressures. A community with high resistance experiences minimal alteration when exposed to a perturbation.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "community"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 859 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/community-resistance/"
}