CuRVe Adaptability Habitat Recovery Period

The rate at which a habitat can recover back to a steady, stable state from a disturbance event is an inherent property of ecosystem resilience. Habitats that have an inherent ability to re-establish quickly following disturbance have a higher likelihood of persisting because they can re-establish rapidly and before the next disturbance event occurs. For example, wet woodlands can recover relatively quickly from flood events (providing this flooding stays within the range of historic limits), whilst ancient woodlands may take many hundreds of years to re-create if lost. The effect that recovery periods may have on ecosystem resilience is explored through this factor.

Identifier: NRW_DS124759

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: For this factor, all Phase 1 habitats were scored with regards to the expected time taken to reach their desirable species composition after a disturbance event cleared the area completely. This was considered the most objective way to compare the successional behaviour of different habitats, as it gives all habitats a similar starting point: Bare land that has previously contained the habitat in question. The values derived be assessing the Phase 1 data thusly were than averaged to the 1 km reporting squares. Full methodology details can be found in the project report (see additional information source).

Additional Information: Naumann, E.-K., Medcalf, K., 2020. Current relative value (CuRVe) map atlas for ecosystem resilience in Wales. NRW Natural Resources Wales report series, Report No: 415, 88pp, Natural Resources Wales, Bangor.

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2020-04-23

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 2020-03-01

End date: 2020-04-23

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Environment

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Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

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Environment Systems Ltd -

8G Vefn Llan Science Park, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3AH, Wales

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Geographic Extent: Wales (WLS)

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Lineage: For this factor, all Phase 1 habitats were scored with regards to the expected time taken to reach their desirable species composition after a disturbance event cleared the area completely. This was considered the most objective way to compare the successional behaviour of different habitats, as it gives all habitats a similar starting point: Bare land that has previously contained the habitat in question. The values derived be assessing the Phase 1 data thusly were than averaged to the 1 km reporting squares. Full methodology details can be found in the project report (see additional information source).

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Land cover

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Date (Publication): 2008-06-01

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ecological connectivity

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Date (Publication): 2026-08-27

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Biodiversity

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Date (Publication): 2020-11-18

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NRW Related Title: Current Relative Value (CuRVe) Map Atlas for Ecosystem Resilience in Wales

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Metadata Language: English

Parent Identifier: Current Relative Value of ecosystem resilience (CuRVe)
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Metadata Date: 2026-10-08T14:29:17.258Z

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Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

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