community resilience

synonym: ecological resilience
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14534
Ability of a community to return to its former state after perturbation.
Note: A community with high resilience will return to its original state faster than one with low resilience.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 859 [Terms] [Paper]