I think it depends on what you are trying to indicate (what you want the taxon to represent), and if you have tested whether this particular taxon does a good job of that particular indication or not. I don't think a broad generalization can be made. From what I have read, theoretically-determined but not field/lab-tested "indicator species" do not always work out how one would expect.
Sara On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 1:54 AM, Sheldon Plentovich <[email protected]>wrote: > Does anyone know if it's appropriate to use order or family-level data in > an Indicator Species > Analysis? > > Thanks, > Sheldon > -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~,/\o----,~~~ Sara G. Bothwell Allen, Ph.D. candidate Department of Environmental Studies Univ. of California, Santa Cruz 1156 High Street Santa Cruz, CA 95064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
