Table 2. Evaluation of resilience and its components in a comparison of the status of tortoises from three arid regions. Variable Dry spiny forest, Madagascar Karoo, South Africa Mojave Desert, United States Latitude high high low Resistance† – – – Precariousness medium low high Resilience medium high low Note: High latitude and high resistance are favorable, whereas high precariousness is not. †We assumed that the resistance of the three regions is comparable.