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Area of Science:

  • Ecology
  • Conservation Biology
  • Biodiversity Assessment

Background:

  • Biodiversity indicator species are crucial for biotope classification and conservation site identification.
  • Existing methods focus on site classification, but a need exists for indicators of specific species' presence.
  • Identifying indicator species for hard-to-detect target species can save significant time and resources in conservation efforts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To derive a quantitative measure of indicator power (IP) for assessing an indicator species' ability to predict the presence of a target species or species assemblage.
  • To develop an objective method for evaluating the reliability of indicator species in ecological assessments.
  • To explore different types of species occurrence indications (presence-presence, presence-absence, absence-presence, absence-absence).

Main Methods:

  • Developed a method to calculate indicator power (IP) using a presence-absence matrix across multiple sites.
  • IP is maximized when shared occurrences are high and separate occurrences are low between indicator and target species.
  • The method considers the number of sites with no occurrences of either species.

Main Results:

  • The study successfully derived a quantitative measure for indicator power (IP).
  • The method identified suitable indicator species for red-listed polypores in White-backed Woodpecker habitats in Fennoscandia.
  • The IP is influenced by the co-occurrence patterns and the number of sites lacking both species.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed method offers a novel and objective approach to evaluating the indicator power of species.
  • This quantitative measure enhances the utility of indicator species for conservation, particularly for rare or elusive species.
  • The findings support the use of indicator species as a cost-effective tool in biodiversity monitoring and habitat assessment.