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Index of biological integrity

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-014066

1. An integrative expression of site condition across multiple metrics. An index of biological integrity is often composed of at least seven metrics. The plural form is either indices or indexes.

2. Measures the health of the aquatic vertebrate community and reports problems caused by anthropogenic water pollution.

3. Integrative expression of site condition across multiple metrics. An index of biological integrity is often composed of at least seven metrics. The plural form is either indices or indexes.

4. An integrative expression of the biological condition that is composed of multiple metrics. Similar to the Dow Jones Industrial index used for expressing the condition of the economy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-014066
FieldEnvironment
SubjectWater
AbbreviationIBI
ReferencesAquatic Biodiversity Glossary; Biocriteria Glossary; EPA EV-Measurements-Numerical Characteristics; Aquatic Biodiversity Glossary; Glossary of Wetland Bioassessment Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014066",
  "term": "Index of biological integrity",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Index of Biological Integrity",
  "definition": "1. An integrative expression of site condition across multiple metrics. An index of biological integrity is often composed of at least seven metrics. The plural form is either indices or indexes.\n\n2. Measures the health of the aquatic vertebrate community and reports problems caused by anthropogenic water pollution.\n\n3. Integrative expression of site condition across multiple metrics. An index of biological integrity is often composed of at least seven metrics. The plural form is either indices or indexes.\n\n4. An integrative expression of the biological condition that is composed of multiple metrics. Similar to the Dow Jones Industrial index used for expressing the condition of the economy.",
  "abbreviation": "IBI",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Aquatic Biodiversity Glossary; Biocriteria Glossary",
    "EPA EV-Measurements-Numerical Characteristics",
    "Aquatic Biodiversity Glossary",
    "Glossary of Wetland Bioassessment Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/index-of-biological-integrity/"
}

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