Resilience is usually defined as the capacity of an ecosystem to absorb disturbance without shifting to an alternative state and losing function and services.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/rethinking-ecosystem-resilience-face-climate-change
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/josh-fenn
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/steven-chu
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-biology
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-ecosystems
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/corals
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/protected-area-conservation