IntroductIonAccording to M a y 's (1973) definition, resilience is the ability of an ecosystem to recover into its original state after termination of a perturbation. Recent studies suggest that resilience of plant species composition after termination of fertilizer application is inversely related to grassland productivity, because the residuals after effects of fertilizer application in highly productive lowland grasslands last for over 20 years
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