indicator organisms

Definition

Species very sensitive to changes in the environment, and whose presence or absence may be indicative of environmental conditions in a particular area or habitat. They serve the same purpose as the caged birds kept in old mines whose sudden death indicated presence of carbon monoxide.


indicator organisms is...

... in the Environment & Pollution Control subject.

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