| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Habitat indicator | Environment | 1: (Deleted term 1992. See: abiotic condition indicator.). (references) | |
| 2: A physical attribute of the environment measured to characterize conditions necessary to support an organism, population, or community in the absence of pollutants; e.g.salinity of estuarine waters or substrate type in streams or lakes. (references) | |||
| Habitat indicator | Geology | A physical, chemical, or biological attribute measured to characterize the conditions necessary to support an organism, population, community, or ecosystem in the absence of stressors (EMAP). (references) | |
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