1. Team work and safety
Ecological systems are independent systems of plants, animals & abiotic environment. ... It is unique among currently used indicators in that: • it uses information gathered directly from the aquatic organisms and the biological community of which they are a part • the biota that biological integrity is concerned with, is shaped by all environmental factors to which it is exposed over time, whether chemical, physical, or biological • it combines multiple, community level, biological response characteristics into an indicator of cumulative environmental impacts ...
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