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Currently measured

Category Practicality
Description Scale at which indicator is measured by existing monitoring system

0  Unknown
1  Not currently measured at state level or greater
2  State or regional program
3  National program
Top-Ranked Indicators for Currently measured
Aquatic logs (LWD)   
Bird indicator species   
Bird indices of biotic integrity   
Canopy structure   
Cavity nesting bird species   
Disturbance-related bird species   
Ecosystem biomass   
Epiphytes   
Exotic plant species   
Forest bird species   
Forest composition change   
Forest orchid species   
Forest raptors   
Forest soil change   
Forest specialist vascular plants   
Forest structure change   
Forest type composition   
Landowner process for making forest biodiversity decisions   
Late-successional species dominance   
Lichen indices of biotic integrity   
Nutrient cycle   
Nutrient level change   
Pool - riffle sequence   
Soil density   
Soil layers   
Soil nutrients   
Stand age distribution   
Stream canopy cover   
Stream entrenchment   
Tree harvesting levels   
Tree size/density   
Tree spatial pattern   
Use of planted exotic trees species in forestry   
Vascular plant indicator species   
Vernal herbaceous plant species   



Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences
14 Maine Street, Suite 305
Brunswick, ME 04011 USA
phone: (207) 721-9040 · fax: (207) 721-9144

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