AQA GCSE Geography · 8035
Specification 3.1.2.1 · Paper 1
The ability of an ecosystem to recover after a disturbance.
Revise: Interrelationships and Balance in Small-scale UK EcosystemsAs woodland regrew, consumer species returned. This illustrates resilience: an ecosystem’s ability to recover after disturbance. Recovery takes time and depends on the continued availability of the conditions and resources organisms need.