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Scientific opinion

Category Scientific Merit
Description Percent of scientists that rank the merit of an indicator as good or better.

0  Unknown
1  < 50%
2  50-80%
3  > 80%
Top-Ranked Indicators for Scientific opinion
Aquatic macroinvertebrates   
Cavity nesting bird species   
Cold-water Fish   
Disturbance-related bird species   
Disturbance-related small mammals   
Endophytic herbaceous plant species   
Epiphytes   
Exotic insect species   
Exotic plant species   
Forest beetles   
Forest bird species   
Forest orchid species   
Forest raptors   
Forest specialist vascular plants   
Forest type composition   
Habitat supply   
Large mammal carnivores   
Microbes   
Nematodes   
Other forest insect species   
Patch Shape   
Salamanders   
Spiders   
Stand age distribution   
Stream periphyton   
Vernal herbaceous plant species   
Warm-water Fish   



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