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Response magnitude

Category Scientific Merit
Description The magnitude of the indicator response to forest management

0  Unknown
1  Does not respond
2  Response magnitude is difficult to interpret
3  Response magnitude large, well linked and cause for change is easily understood
Top-Ranked Indicators for Response magnitude
Aquatic and riparian (water quality) forestry BMPs   
Bryophyte indicator species   
Canopy structure   
Competition indices   
Ecosystem biomass   
Epiphytes   
Fish indicator species   
Forest age   
Forest soil BMPs   
Forest soil change   
Forest structure change   
Forest type composition   
Habitat supply   
Herp indicator species   
Late-successional species dominance   
Logging road BMPs   
Logging road coverage   
Logs (LWD)   
Microclimate   
Salamander indices of biotic integrity   
Salamanders   
Skid road BMPs   
Skid road coverage   
Snags   
Soil density   
Stand age distribution   
Stream canopy cover   
Stream embeddedness   
Stream periphyton   
Tree harvesting levels   
Tree size/density   
Tree spatial pattern   
Water temperature   



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