Indicator Species: helpful methodology
I am working on a project that includes establishing a methodology for monitoring my favorite on-shore reef in Florida. Establishing indicator species for habitat monitoring is an excellent way to study ecological health.
Wormrock as Indicator Species
Wormrock is a personal trait of this reef.Wormrock is an indicator species for Coral Cove Park on Jupiter Island.This time of year wormrock blankets the baserock and reef tract of this snorkel destination.If you are studying Wormrock habitat, I would like to suggest a snorkel at Jupiter Island, Florida in late November early December.
Other Indicator species for Jupiter Island include:Snook, Sea Turtles, Wrasse, Gobies, Parrotfish, Conch, Crabs, Angelfish, Surgeonfish, Tangs, Sea Urchins and Sharks.
Indicator species as WIKI defined:indicator species is any biological species that defines a trait or characteristic of the environment. For example, a species may delineate an ecoregion or indicate an environmental condition such as a disease outbreak, pollution, species competition or climate change. Indicator species can be among the most sensitive species in a region, & some times acting as an early warning to monitoring biologists
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