Restoring Ecosystems Includes Making Them Resilient
![The Brazos River as it flows past Glen Rose on Aug. 2, 2013. Drought conditions have led to a significant decrease in water levels in the river. Use of the river by cattle farmers along its route is another factor leading to a decrease in water quality and shore erosion is.](https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HA0f5HTVTWYrL1bA1p8DafiXBkA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/18/_MG_4941.jpg)
Conservationists are learning that with the unpredictable shifts in the landscape that come with climate change, restoring ecosystems must also include making them resilient. That means scientists who are working on restoring landscapes must also focus on how to diversify those landscapes' characteristics and species. (YALE e360)
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