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A biological monitor, or
biomonitor, is defined as an
organism
that
provides
quantitative information on the
quality of the environment
around it. If many different
types of creatures can live in a
river, the quality is likely to be
very good; if the river supports
no fish life at all, the quality is
obviously
much
poorer.
Measurements like this are
called biological indicators of
water quality.
Biomonitors
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Function of Bioindicators
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Typical marine/estuarine
indicators include:
Phytoplankton indicators
of water quality, specifically
nutrients (e.g., nitrogen and
phosphorus)
Zooplankton sensitive to
changes in water quality
(e.g., toxic pollution, excess
nutrients,and low oxygen)
and are useful for future
fisheries health assessment
as they serve as a food
source for animals higher up
in the food chain
Benthos also
susceptible to stresses
associated with toxic
pollution,excess nutrients,
and low oxygen
Submerged Aquatic
Vegetation serve as
good indicators of water
conditions
Microbes as indicators
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Copepods as bioindicators
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Algae as bioindicators
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Bacteria as bioindicators
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