Meet nature’s built-in environmental monitors: bioindicators 🌿🐟 Bioindicators are species or groups of species that provide insights into the quality of their environment. Through their presence, absence, or changes in behavior, these organisms reveal the effects of pollutants, climate change, and other environmental shifts. (1/4)
A close-up view of a tree trunk covered in a vibrant green-leaved vine. Text says: Did you know certain species can reveal the health of an ecosystem? For example, the lichen Lobaria pulmonaria is sensitive to air pollution.

ALT A close-up view of a tree trunk covered in a vibrant green-leaved vine. Text says: Did you know certain species can reveal the health of an ecosystem? For example, the lichen Lobaria pulmonaria is sensitive to air pollution.

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Common examples of bioindicators include fish and crustaceans in water bodies, which can indicate water quality changes that might go unnoticed by chemical testing alone. (2/4)
A black grown stands on the ground, adjacent to a patch of grass. Text says: Populations of American crows are especially susceptible to the West Nile Virus. They can be used as a bioindicator species for the disease's presence in an area.

ALT A black grown stands on the ground, adjacent to a patch of grass. Text says: Populations of American crows are especially susceptible to the West Nile Virus. They can be used as a bioindicator species for the disease's presence in an area.

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