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IndicatorAttributePurposeIf restricted to taxa, list which onesEcosystem applicabilityIdentified capabilityBiological classification levelResponse variableDriversRobustness
Diversity and taxonomic relatedness of species

Community structure; heterogeneity

Fisheries Should be suitable for all ecosystemsAspirationalEcosystem; CommunitySpecies-basedTrophodynamic, AnthropogenicLow to medium

Examples of how the indicators is used for ecosystem management and ecosystem status and trends

Indicator examplesCurrent status and trendsManagement objective/directionStakeholder/Public acceptability
Examples of how the indicator is used.

Pick one of the following:

  • decreasing
  • increasing
  • stable
  • unclear
or should it be deteriorating, improving, stable, unclear

Pick one of the following: 

  • Conservation and Biodiversity
  • Ecosystem Stability and Resistance to perturbations
  • Ecosystem Structure and Functioning
  • Resource Potential

Pick one of the following: 

  • Widely accepted
  • Good public awareness
  • Weak public awareness
  • No public awareness
  • Unknown
    
    
    


Definition and/or background

The following is from Fulton et al (2004a) -

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