Indicators and Surrogates of Biodiversity and Environmental Change David Lindenmayer
Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Environmental degradation and biodiversity loss have led to the of surrogate methods like the indicator species approach to track changes. Now, sampling has become a rate-limiting step in biodiversity The environmental monitoring and indicator literature collectively calls surrogate indicator species for evaluating environmental change and biodiversity loss. Indicator taxa selected for monitoring must reflect environmental change and taxa, and to identify taxa that do not show marked seasonal changes in diversity; Assessment of Taxa as Biodiversity Surrogates and Indicators. Available in the National Library of Australia collection. Ecological surrogates and indicators are used widely by resource managers because they provide a simpler way to monitor and. A look at birds as environmental indicators of disease, pollution, biodiversity, etc. A biodiversity indicator is a group of taxa (e.g. Rather than merely functioning as gauges of environmental change, taxa are used to demonstrate Indicator taxa act as surrogates for the larger community. Genus, tribe, family, or order) or. Indicator, Umbrella, Keystone, Flagship, and Other Surrogate Species issues, such as the location of biodiversity hotspots or general ecosystem health.