Vulnerability (in ecosystems)

Exposure to contingencies and stress, and the difficulty in coping with them.

Source: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment  Glossary

Three major dimensions of vulnerability are involved:

• exposure to stresses, perturbations, and shocks;
• the sensitivity of people, places, ecosystems, and species to the stress or perturbation, including their capacity to anticipate and cope with the stress;
• and the resilience of the exposed people, places, ecosystems, and species in terms of their capacity to absorb shocks and perturbations while maintaining function.

Source: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment  Glossary

Resilience

Español: Vulnerabilidad (de los ecosistemas)
Français: Vulnérabilité des ecosystèmes
Nederlands: Kwetsbaarheid (van ecosystemen)

Arctic Climate Change

Forests

Desertification

Ecosystem Change

Climate Change