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Indicator species
Indicator species are indicators of the natural environment or the ecology of a species. The two basic usages of an indicator species is to define the range or ecology of where a species lives, the second usage being as an indicator of environmental conditions, along the lines of a biomarker, a bioindicator, or environmental science, (especially to include pollution or environmental effects).
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