On the Myths of Indicator Species: Issues and Further Consideration in the Use of Static Concepts for Ecological Applications

Michael L. Zettler; C. Edward Proffitt; Alexander Darr; Steven Degraer; Lisa Devriese; Clare Greathead; Jonne Kotta; Paolo Magni; Georg Martin; Henning Reiss; Jeroen Speybroeck; Davide Tagliapietra; Gert Van Hoey; Tom Ysebaert

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0078219

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On the Myths of Indicator Species: Issues and Further Consideration in the Use of Static Concepts for Ecological Applications

Michael L. Zettler ,

* E-mail: michael.zettler@io-warnemuende.de

Affiliation Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Warnemünde, Rostock, Germany
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C. Edward Proffitt,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Ft. Pierce, Florida, United States of America
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Alexander Darr,

Affiliation Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Warnemünde, Rostock, Germany
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Steven Degraer,

Affiliation Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Marine Ecosystem Management Section, Brussels, Belgium
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Lisa Devriese,

Affiliation Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Bio-Environmental Research, Oostende, Belgium
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Clare Greathead,

Affiliation Marine Scotland Science Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jonne Kotta,

Affiliation Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, Tallinn, Estonia
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Paolo Magni,

Affiliations Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per l’Ambiente Marino Costiero (CNR-IAMC), Oristano, Italy, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze Marine (CNR-ISMAR), Venezia, Italy
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Georg Martin,

Affiliation Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, Tallinn, Estonia
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Henning Reiss,

Affiliations University of Nordland, Faculty of Biosciences, Aquaculture, Bodø, Norway, Senckenberg am Meer, Marine Research Department, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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Jeroen Speybroeck,

Affiliation Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Brussels, Belgium
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Davide Tagliapietra,

Affiliation Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze Marine (CNR-ISMAR), Venezia, Italy
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Gert Van Hoey,

Affiliation Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Bio-Environmental Research, Oostende, Belgium
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Tom Ysebaert

Affiliations Netherlands Institute of Sea Research (NIOZ), Yerseke, The Netherlands, Wageningen University, Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies (IMARES), Yerseke, The Netherlands
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On the Myths of Indicator Species: Issues and Further Consideration in the Use of Static Concepts for Ecological Applications

Michael L. Zettler,
C. Edward Proffitt,
Alexander Darr,
Steven Degraer,
Lisa Devriese,
Clare Greathead,
Jonne Kotta,
Paolo Magni,
Georg Martin,
Henning Reiss

Published: October 16, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078219

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