BIOMONITORING

COURSE
What Do You Figure out
from this case ?

https://www.wpr.org/lake-superior-has-seen-half-
dozen-blue-green-algae-blooms-year
 Eichornia
crassipes in
Rawa Pening
Lake
Tyas, et al 2017
 OUR TOPICS
Definition and Concept Bioindicator
01  Students are able to explain definition and concept
of bioindicators

Good Bioindicator Species Qualified

02  Student are able to explain and mention Criteria
and potency, use of bioindicators,

Example of Bioindicator
03 Student are able to mention Examples of bioindicator
applications
 Bioindicator
Definition & Concept
Bioindicators are living organisms such as plants, planktons, animals, and microbes, which are utilized to screen the health
of the natural ecosystem in the environment. They are used for assessing environmental health and biogeographic changes
taking place in the environment.  Changes in the environment are often attributed to anthropogenic disturbances (e.g.,
pollution, land use changes) or natural stressors (e.g., drought, late spring freeze), although anthropogenic stressors form
the primary focus of bioindicator research
(Walsh 1978; Peterson 1986; Gerhardt 2002; Holt & Miller 2010)
 Red blood cell Hsp 70 mRNA and protein as
• Molecular bioindicators of temperature stress in the
brook trout
• Subcelluler

• Celluler

Natural stressor, • Tissue

Antrophogenic Stressor,
Pollutant Exposure • Systemic(organ)

• Organisme

• Population
Lund, S. G., Lund, M. E. ., & Tufts, B. L. (2003).
• Community

• Ecosystem
Lund, et al 2013
Species Abundant of Phytoplankton in Segara Anak
Lake

Change in composition
2013 2017

1% 0.21% 1%
3% 2%

17%

79% Cyanophyceae
98%
Bacillariophyceae
Dinophyceae
Chlorophycea
 Change in composition
2013 2017

Anabaena flos-aquae
Rhapalodia giburella
Can all species be used as bioindicators?

Holt & Miller (2010)

 Several characteristics of Good Bioindicator

Economically/
Good Indicator Abundant and
Ability common
Well-studied commercially
important

Provide Common, Ecology and life Species already being

measurable including history well harvested for other
response distribution within understood purposes 
area of question
Response reflects
Taxonomically well Public interest in or
the whole documented and
Relatively awareness of the species
population/commu stable
stable despite
nity/ecosystem
response moderate
Easy and cheap
climatic and
to survey
environmental
variability
Holt & Miller (2010)
 Plant Indicator Animal Indicator Microorganism Indicator

Please moking group consist 4-5

people

Your Task
Chose 1 from 3 topics of kind of
bioindicators
Please review and breakdown a
journal according as your topic that
you have chosen before
Thank You

I don't want to protect the environment. I want to create a world

where the environment does not need protecting