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Indicator Species

An indicator species is a biological species whose presence, absence, or relative abundance serves as a measure of environmental conditions or ecosystem health, distinguishing it from other species by its particular sensitivity to specific ecological factors or disturbances within the context of biodiversity recovery and community structure.

1.3K

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78.1K

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4.7K

Authors

1.6K

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2017–2026

306

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Publications

1.3K

SPECIES ASSEMBLAGES AND INDICATOR SPECIES:THE NEED FOR A FLEXIBLE ASYMMETRICAL APPROACH

Marc Dufrêne, Pierre Legendre · Ecological Monographs · 1997 · 7.4K citations

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Species Assemblages and Indicator Species: The Need for a Flexible Asymmetrical Approach

Marc Dufrêne, Pierre Legendre · Ecological Monographs · 1997 · 4.1K citations · Full text

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A Practical Strategy for Analysing Multispecies Distribution Patterns

JG Field, KR Clarke, R.M. Warwick · Marine Ecology Progress Series · 1982 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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Improving indicator species analysis by combining groups of sites

Miquel De Cáceres, Pierre Legendre, Marco Moretti · Oikos · 2010 · 1.3K citations

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Global amphibian declines: sorting the hypotheses

James P. Collins, Andrew Storfer · Diversity and Distributions · 2003 · 1K citations · Full text

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Authors

4.7K

  1. SM
    Shujaul Mulk Khan

    Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan

    9 publications · 393 citations

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  2. RW
    Rainer W. Bussmann

    Ilia State University, Georgia

    9 publications · 315 citations

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  3. ZA
    Zeeshan Ahmad

    Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan

    7 publications · 209 citations

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  4. SM
    Shiekh Marifatul Haq

    Ilia State University, Georgia

    7 publications · 265 citations

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  5. PL
    Pierre Legendre

    Université de Montréal, Canada

    6 publications · 13.3K citations

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Institutions

1.6K

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    20 h-index

    49 publications

    2.7K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    18 h-index

    77 publications

    2.4K citations

  3. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    14 h-index

    20 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    14 h-index

    30 publications

    1.9K citations

  5. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    13 h-index

    26 publications

    1.8K citations

  6. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    13 h-index

    20 publications

    984 citations

  7. US Forest Service

    Washington, United States

    12 h-index

    17 publications

    1.4K citations

  8. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    12 publications

    774 citations

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Venues

  1. Ecological Indicators

    47 publications · 2.5K citations

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  2. Conservation Biology

    23 publications · 4.8K citations

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  3. PLoS ONE

    29 publications · 1.5K citations

    21

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  4. Journal of Biogeography

    27 publications · 1.2K citations

    21

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  5. Journal of Vegetation Science

    JVS · 22 publications · 959 citations

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