Sentence examples for indicator of disturbance from inspiring English sources

If molluscs are a good indicator of disturbance, their communities should cluster according to fire history.

Therefore, mollusc community structure itself may serve as a strong indicator of disturbance, in this case fire history.

Most importantly, because of differential sensitivity of taxa to environmental disturbance, empirical studies are necessary to verify the appropriateness of a particular taxon as an indicator of disturbance [14].

It has been suggested that the PON1 CRP ratio could be a useful indicator of disturbances between the intensity of inflammation processes and anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of the HDL fraction, whose functions are closely related to PON1 activity (Mackness et al., 2006).

Similarly, as measured by PER2 driven bioluminescence, about half the mice exhibited a reduced amplitude oscillation when measured at the level of the central clock (SCN) and a change in free-running period that is normally a very sensitive indicator of disturbances in the molecular clockwork (Takahashi et al., 2008b).

Monkey beetles have been suggested as strong indicators of disturbance.

Representing the diatoms as relative abundance data provided optimal tracking of environmental stress, and both periphyton and phytoplankton showed potential as indicators of disturbance.

Terrestrial fern species can serve as indicators of disturbance or forest quality as many species show clear habitat differentiation with regard to light conditions and/or humidity.

We examine contrasts in structural retention as they affect sporocarp production of ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF a functional guild of organisms well suited as indicators of disturbance effects on below-ground ecosystems.

Ground beetles and spiders in boreal Canada may not be good indicators of disturbance at landscape scales, as little response to the creation of forest edges and habitat fragmentation has so far been observed.

Because many sources of error such as unusual topographic shading or rare species mixes are fairly constant for individual areas over time, changes in predicted volumes over time using even relatively weak models may be good indicators of disturbance [39].