The ideal characteristics of biodiversity indicators are that they are
immediately affected by a change in harvest practices, easilymonitored,
taxonomically tractable, and representative of overall diversity. In this
regard, animals are preferred to plants as biodiversity indicators, since
the latter are not immediately affected by changes in harvest practices
as a result of seed bank effects (i.e., seeds remaining in the soil can subsequently
propagate). Among animals, a taxon that is often employed is
birds (Aves) since this group iswell-documented and easy tomonitor in
the field (Lawton et al., 1998). Species diversity in this taxon has a
strong linear correlation with the overall biodiversity of a community
(Pearman and Weber, 2007).
The ideal characteristics of biodiversity indicators are that they areimmediately affected by a change in harvest practices, easilymonitored,taxonomically tractable, and representative of overall diversity. In thisregard, animals are preferred to plants as biodiversity indicators, sincethe latter are not immediately affected by changes in harvest practicesas a result of seed bank effects (i.e., seeds remaining in the soil can subsequentlypropagate). Among animals, a taxon that is often employed isbirds (Aves) since this group iswell-documented and easy tomonitor inthe field (Lawton et al., 1998). Species diversity in this taxon has astrong linear correlation with the overall biodiversity of a community(Pearman and Weber, 2007).
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