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Abundance Index (AI)
Acidophilic
Alkalibiontic
Alpine Habitat
Alpine Species
Annuals
Anthropogenic
Apex Predators
Aquatic Ecosystem
Aquatic Habitat
Aquatic Habitat Generalist Species
Benthic Algae
Benthic Macroinvertebrates
Biennials
Biodiversity
Biodiversity Indices
Biodiversity Monitoring
Biological Diversity
Biological Organization (Biodiversity Organization)
Boreal Forest Natural Region
Bryophytes
CWD
Canadian Shield Natural Region
Canopy Cover
Circumneutral
Cliff Species
Clinger Taxa
Coarse-filter Management Strategies
Cold-adapted Species
Commercial/Industry — High Density
Common Generalists
Common Specialists
Community Type
Condition indicator
Connectivity
Correlation
Correlative Relationships (Associations)
Corridor
Credibility (Scientific Credibility)
Crop
Culturally Important
Cutlines Area
Cutlines Length
DNC (Did Not Collect)
Decay Classes
Desired State (Target Benchmarks)
Did Not Collect (DNC)
Diversity Index
Dose-response Models
Drought Sensitive
EI
Early-successional Forest
Ecological Benchmarks (Reference or Baseline Conditions)
Ecological representation
Edge Habitat
Edible Fruit Producers
Element Index (EI)
Entognatha
Epiedaphic
Euedaphic
Eurytopic Species
Euthermal species
Eutraphentic
Eutrophic
Facultatively Nitrogen-heterotrophic Taxa
Filterers
Fine-filter
Fine-filter Management Strategies
Focal Species
Foliose
Foothills Natural Region
Forest Burn Species
Forest Edge Species
Forest Habitat
Forest Species
Forestry Activity 11–30 yrs old
Forestry Activity < 10 yrs old
Forestry Activity > 30 yrs old
Forestry Activity unknown age
Fragmentation
Fruiticose
Game Species
Graminoid
Grassland Natural Region
Grassland Species
Guild (Species Indicator Group)
Guild-level Indices
Habitat Attributes
Habitat Engineers
Hard Edge
Heavy Industry — Low Density
Hemiedaphic
Herb
High Responsibility Species
Home Range
Human Disturbance
Human Footprint
Human Footprint in Water
Indicator
Information Pyramids
Interior Forest Species
Interior Habitat
Invasive species (Weedy Species)
Inverse Relationship
Invertebrates
Irruptive (cyclic) Species
Keystone Species
Lake Species
Late-successional Forest
Linear Features
Litter
Low-productivity Specialists
Matrix (habitat or landscape)
Matrix Habitat
Measurement Error
Medium-filter Management Strategies
Mesic
Mesotrophic
Metadata
Metapopulation
Metrics
Microhabitat
Modal
Mosaic
Multivoltine
Native Species
Native Weedy Species
Natural Benchmarks
Natural Disturbance
Natural Range of Variation
Natural Regions
Natural Resources
Natural Sub-regions
Nectar Producers
Neotropical Species
Nitrogen Fixers
Nitrogen-autotrophic Taxa
Non-native Species
Non-protected Areas
None
OI
Obligate
Obligate Upland Species
Obligate Wetland Species
Obligately Nitrogen-heterotrophic Taxa
Occurrence
Occurrence Index (OI)
Oligosaprobic
Oligotraphentic
Ombrotrophic
Omnivores and Scavengers
Parkland Natural Region
Pasture
Patch Metrics
Patch Size Distribution
Peatland Species
Peer-reviewed Science
Perennials
Physical Characteristics
Phytoplankton
Pipelines/Powerlines Area
Pipelines/Powerlines Length
Plot
Pollution-intolerant (oligosaprobic) species
Polypore
Polysaprobic
Population (guild) Indicator Species
Practical Benchmark Conditions
Protected Areas
Quadrat
Raw data
Relative Abundance
Remote Sensing
Resource Management
Riparian Species
Road, Railway, Interchange Area
Road, Railway, Interchange Length
Rocky Mountain Natural Region
Rural
SI
Salience (Relevance to Stakeholders)
Scientific Credibility
Scientifically Rigorous
Seasonal Variation
Shade Intolerant
Short Distance Migrants
Shredders
Shrub
Shrubland Habitat
Shrubs / Saplings
Snags
Soft edge
Spatial Scales
Spatial variability
Specific Guild-level Indices
Stakeholder
Status
Stochastic
Stream and River Species
Stress-oriented Monitoring
Structural Diversity
Sub-ordinal Transect
Sub-plot
Succession
Sustainable Development (Sustainable Resource Management)
System Efficiencies
Systematic sampling
Target Benchmarks (Desired State)
Taxonomic Groups
Temporal Variability
Terrestrial Ecosystems
Terrestrial Habitat Generalist Species
Terrestrial Riparian Habitat
Total Area
Total Human Footprint Area
Transect
Trophic Levels
Umbrella Species
Undisturbed
Unimproved Roads Area
Unimproved Roads Length
Unimproved/Unclassified Road Area
Unimproved/Unclassified Road Length
Upland
Urban
Urban/Rural Greenspace
VNA (Variable Not Applicable)
Validation Monitoring
Variability
Variable Not Applicable (VNA)
Variation
Veteran Trees
Water Physiochemistry
Wetland Species
Wetlands
White Area of Alberta
Winter Resident Birds
Woody Debris
Xeric
Zooplankton
Definition:

Abundance Index (AI)

The Abundance Index describes change in the observed abundance of a species compared to the expected abundance of that species. Abundance is calculated using only sites where the species was detected. The ABMI Intactness Benchmark concept is used to establish the expected abundance.



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