| LC control no. | sh 85065657 |
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| LC classification | QH541.15.I5 |
| Topical heading | Indicators (Biology) |
| Variant(s) | Bioindicators Biological environmental indicators Biological indicators Ecological indicators Environmental indicators, Biological Indicator organisms Indicator species Sentinel organisms Sentinel species |
| See also | Ecology Biological monitoring Biological reagents Water quality biological assessment |
| Found in | LC data base, 8/29/91 (ecological indicators, biological indicators ... of environmental pollution, biologicial indicators of environmental quality, biological indicators of freshwater pollution and environmental management) Invertebrate biodiversity as bioindicators of sustainable landscapes, 1999. Crosby, M. P. A manual for monitoring coral reefs with indicator species, 1996: t.p. (indicator species) p. 9 (key species as indicators of ecological conditions) Earthdata website, Mar. 7, 2024: search: indicator species, result: indicator species (Indicator species are defined as species which can provide information on ecological changes and give early warning signals regarding ecosystem processes in site-specific conditions due to their sensitive reactions to them; They can also be called sentinel species, indicator organisms, biological indicators ('bioindicators'), biological markers, or environmental indicators; The latter three expressions do not necessarily refer to species but also to other environmental elements which can indicate environmental changes) Britannica, Mar. 7, 2024 (Indicator species; organism, often a microorganism or a plant, that serves as a measure of the environmental conditions that exist in a given locale) Merriam-Webster dictionary website, Mar. 7, 2024 (bioindicator; a species or ecological community that is so closely associated with particular environmental conditions that its presence is indicative of these conditions in a particular environment; a species, ecological community, or biological process that is typically monitored over time for changes (as in abundance or health) which are used to assess the state of a particular environment) |
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