Abstract: As the scientific basis for understanding ecological restoration, the assessment of vegetation resilience provides critical insights that inform decision-making in ecological restoration projects. The use of objective and accurate assessment methods can accurately capture the dynamics of vegetation restoration and provide quantitative decision support for ecological restoration planning. This study focused on vegetation resilience in the context of external perturbations. We analyzed the connotation of vegetation resilience, explored the applicability of different datasets for assessing resilience, and compared the advantages and disadvantages. Furthermore, we reviewed the assessment methods of vegetation resilience under two types of perturbation scenarios: pulse perturbations and press perturbations, and analyzed the advantages, disadvantages, and applicability of these methods in a comparative approach. Finally, a scenario-relevant comparative system for vegetation resilience assessment methods was constructed, laying a foundation for future vegetation resilience assessment and the formulation of ecological protection measures.

Key words: resilience, pulse perturbation, press perturbation, quantitative evaluation, stability