Index of Biotic Integrity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014067",
  "term": "Index of Biotic Integrity",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The IBI uses measurements of the distribution and abundance or absence of several fish species types in each waterbody for comparison. A portion of a waterbody is compared to a similar, unimpacted waterbody in the same ecoregion.\n\n2. An integrative expression of the biological condition that is composed of multiple metrics. Similar to economic indexes used for expressing the condition of the economy.",
  "abbreviation": "IBI",
  "subject": "Chemicals, toxics and pesticides",
  "references": [
    "Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary",
    "EPA Nutrient Criteria Technical Guidance Manual Wetlands Glossary EPA-822-B-08-001 June 2008"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/index-of-biotic-integrity/"
}