Difference between revisions of "Bioindicator"

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|definition= 1) species characteristic of climate, soil and other conditions in a particular region or habitat. 2) species whose disappearance or disturbance gives early warning of the degradation of an ecosystem.  
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<ref>Lawrence E (ed.), 2000. Henderson’s Dictionary of Biological Terms. 12th edition. Prentice Hall, Pearson Education Limited. Harlow, Great Britain.</ref> }}
 
<ref>Lawrence E (ed.), 2000. Henderson’s Dictionary of Biological Terms. 12th edition. Prentice Hall, Pearson Education Limited. Harlow, Great Britain.</ref> }}
 
  
 
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Revision as of 14:05, 23 July 2009

Definition of bioindicator:
species whose disappearance or disturbance gives early warning of the degradation of an ecosystem. [1]
This is the common definition for bioindicator, other definitions can be discussed in the article

Refernces

  1. Lawrence E (ed.), 2000. Henderson’s Dictionary of Biological Terms. 12th edition. Prentice Hall, Pearson Education Limited. Harlow, Great Britain.