Category
page 1Indicators

bioindicator
thumb|Caddisfly (order Trichoptera), a [[macroinvertebrate used as an indicator of water quality.]]
A bioindicator is any species (an indicator species) or group of species whose function, population, or status can reveal the qualitative status of the environment. The most common indicator species are animals. For example, copepods and other small water crustaceans that are present in many water bodies can be monitored for changes (biochemical, physiological, or behavioural) that may indicate a problem within their ecosystem. Bioindicators can tell us about the cumulative effects of different
performance indicator
measurement of performance-related attributes that evaluates the success of an organization or of a particular activity, to be compared against benchmarks or expectations
economic indicator
measure, which allows statements about the economic situation in general of national economies

indicator of compromise
artifact observed on a network or in an operating system that indicates a computer intrusion
environmental indicator
measure used to evaluate environmental change
ecological indicator
attributes of ecosystems which signify their health
health indicator
measure of quality of health, or magnitude of public health change caused by actions