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Terrestrial or aquatic

Category Ecological Breadth
Description Identifies the level of scientific support for the indicator as a link between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems

0  Unknown
1  Supported by expert opinion, indirect studies, or weak studies (e.g., sample size problems, length of study, or conflicts of evidence)
2  Supported by retrospective studies
3  Supported by evidence obtained from well-designed controlled analytic studies, multiple time series, or several dramatic results in uncontrolled experiments
Top-Ranked Indicators for Terrestrial or aquatic
Aquatic fine woody debris   
Aquatic logs (LWD)   
Aquatic macroinvertebrates   
Cold-water Fish   
Disturbance regimes indices   
Ecosystem biomass   
Logging road coverage   
Range of natural variation   
Skid road coverage   
Stream canopy cover   
Tree harvesting levels   



Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences
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Brunswick, ME 04011 USA
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