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Metrics included in our standard eDNA reports

The total number of species detected.

  • Track whether your nature positive actions are supporting more species
  • Understand whether you are increasing habitats or resources to support more species
  • Track whether your site is becoming better connected with other sites
Why is Species Richness so important?

Increasing Species Richness can indicate more resources & habitats are available at your site, or your site has become better connected.

The number of species on the IUCN Red List classified as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.

  • Track whether nature positive actions are supporting a higher number of threatened species
  • Identify species in need of targeted recovery efforts
  • Focus efforts on key habitats that need to be protected
Why is it important to highlight IUCN Threatened Species?

An increase in the number of threatened species is generally associated with a positive trend in biodiversity or habitat condition

The quantity of ecosystem functions bacteria communities can perform.

  • Track how land-use changes are influencing the variety of ecosystem functions delivered by bacteria
  • Track resilience; ecosystems with a greater variety of ecosystem functions are more likely to be resilient to change
Why is bacterial functional diversity valuable?

Increasing Bacterial Functional Diversity implies the bacteria community can perform more ecological functions & respond to environmental changes.

The total number of invasive species detected in each sample or site.

  • Understand whether species considered to be invasive are present at your site
  • Track and report on the success of management interventions and targets
Why are invasive species so important to highlight?

An increase in the number of invasive species is generally associated with a negative trend in biodiversity

The variety of species types that occur in a community.

  • Track whether your nature positive actions are supporting a greater variety of species
  • Track broad pressures; reducing impacts could encourage a greater variety of species to return
  • Track resilience; ecosystems with a greater variety of species are more likely to be resilient to change
Why is evolutionary diversity so important?

Increasing Evolutionary Diversity can indicate a reduction in pressures at your site and increasing resilience of the community.

The quantity of feeding strategies in a fungal community.

  • Track whether nature positive actions are supporting a wider variety of fungal groups
  • Track resilience; ecosystems with a greater variety of ecosystem functions are more likely to be resilient to change
Why is fungal functional diversity valuable?

An increase in Fungal Functional Diversity implies more pathways for nutrient cycling to occur which can increase soil fertility.

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*part of Marine Fish Community Health

How intact the food-chain is.

  • Reveal whether protected areas are providing a safe space for complete food-chains to thrive
  • Track the return of predators following the reduction of pressures and impacts
  • Combine with all fish indices for full assessments
Why is this metric valuable?

Increasing Fish Food-Chain Integrity indicates the return of large predators and an improving ecosystem.

*part of Marine Fish Community Health

How economically valuable your fish community is.

  • Reveal high priority areas for conservation efforts to protect species of high commercial value
  • Encourage growth of green economies by focussing monitoring on commercially valuable species
  • Combine with all fish indices for full assessments
Why is this metric valuable?

An increase in the commercial value indicates your fish community consists of more commercially important species.

*part of Marine Fish Community Health

The proportion of fish species considered vulnerable to human disturbance.

  • Track the return of vulnerable species after pressures have been reduced
  • Reveal high priority areas for conservation efforts to protect species that are highly vulnerable
  • Combine with all fish indices for full assessments
Why is this metric valuable?

An increase in the Prevalence of Sensitive Species implies that a fish community has more vulnerable species & suggests human pressures have been reduced.

The ratio of fungi to bacteria DNA in soil, providing an indication of soil health.

  • Demonstrate reductions in intensive human impacts
  • Track progress to more mature vegetation states away from degraded landscapes
  • Understand if the levels of stable carbon in the soil are improving
Why is this metric valuable?

An increase in Soil Fungal:Bacterial Ratio indicates progress towards healthier soils & good-quality stored carbon.

The pollution level in marine ecosystems using invertebrate indicators.

  • Use invertebrate communities to monitor water pollution levels
  • Track the recovery of invertebrate communities following a large disturbance event
Why is this metric valuable?

A decrease in the Marine Sediment Pollution Index suggests there is less pollution as pollution-sensitive species are present.

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