Stressor indicator

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-026989",
  "term": "Stressor indicator",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A characteristic of the environment that is suspected to elicit a change in the state of an ecological resource, and they include both natural and human-induced stressors. Selected stressor indicators will be monitored in EMAP only when a relationship between specific condition and stressor indicators are known or if a testable hypothesis can be formulated.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Diagnostic indicator",
    "Management indicator"
  ],
  "subject": "Science and research",
  "see_also": [
    "Exposure Indicator"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Environmental Modeling and Assessment Program (EMAP) Master Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/stressor-indicator/"
}