- Sustainable Development Indicator (SDI) Group
- SDI Inventory, Organized by Issue
- Working Draft, Version 3, October 8, 1996
Definition: Undesirable changes in the variety of biota, and ecosystems
Candidate SDI:
- Coastal Water Biodiversity (179 NOAA)
- Definition: Diversity & distribution of fishes & invertebrates in coastal waters
- SDI Framework Element: Species Diversity (1.2.1.2.4)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Species
- Dead Forest Water Bodies (79 USDA FS)
- Definition: Number of water bodies that have lost half of their native fish populations
- SDI Framework Element: Biota Population (1.2.1.2.1)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Water Bodies
- Diminished Forest Land (74 USDA FS)
- Definition: area and percent of forest land with diminished biological components indicative of changes in fundamental ecological processes (e.g. soil, nutrient cycling, seed dispersion, pollination)
- SDI Framework Element: Ecosystem Diversity (1.2.1.2.2)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Forest Land
- Ecosystem Diversity (385 SDI Group)
- Definition: Area of threatened ecosystems organized by type
- SDI Framework Element: Ecosystem Diversity (1.2.1.2.2)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Land
- Ecosystem Fragmentation (383 SDI Group)
- Definition: Area of fragmented ecosystem types
- SDI Framework Element: Ecosystem Diversity (1.2.1.2.2)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Land
- Endangered Forest Species (64 USDA FS)
- Definition: the status (rate, threatened, endangered, or extinct) of forest dependent species at risk of not maintaining viable breeding populations, as determined legislation or scientific assessment
- SDI Framework Element: Species Diversity (1.2.1.2.4)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Species
- Endangered Species (21 PCSD)
- Definition: number of endangered species
- SDI Framework Element: Species Diversity (1.2.1.2.4)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Species
- Endangered Species (154 CEQ)
- Definition: number of species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
- SDI Framework Element: Species Diversity (1.2.1.2.4)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Species
- Forest Diversity by Age (59 USDA FS)
- Definition: extent of area by forest type and by age class or successional stage
- SDI Framework Element: Ecosystem Diversity (1.2.1.2.2)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Forest Land
- Forest Diversity by Type (58 USDA FS)
- Definition: Ecosystem Diversity Extent of area by forest type relative to total forest area
- SDI Framework Element: Ecosystem Diversity (1.2.1.2.2)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Forest Land
- Forest Fragmentation (62 USDA FS)
- Definition: fragmentation of forest types
- SDI Framework Element: Ecosystem Diversity (1.2.1.2.2)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Forest Land
- Forest Species Population (66 USDA FS)
- Definition: Population levels of representative species from diverse habitats monitored across their range.
- SDI Framework Element: Biota Population (1.2.1.2.1)
- Element Characteristic: Species Population
- Genetically Threatened Species (386 PCSD)
- Definition: number of species with nearly identical genetic makeup
- SDI Framework Element: Species Diversity (1.2.1.2.4)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Species
- Land Cover (351 SDI Group)
- Definition: Area of land ecosystems organized by type
- SDI Framework Element: Ecosystems, Land (1.2.2)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Land
- Old Growth Forest Area (17 PCSD)
- Definition: total old growth forest area
- SDI Framework Element: Ecosystem Diversity (1.2.1.2.2)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Forest Land
- Reduced Range Forest Species (65 USDA FS)
- Definition: number of forest dependent species that occupy a small portion of their former range
- SDI Framework Element: Species Diversity (1.2.1.2.4)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Species
- Reduced Range Species (384 SDI Group)
- Definition: number of species that occupy a small portion of their former range
- SDI Framework Element: Species Diversity (1.2.1.2.4)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Species
Definition: Decline in the overall health of ecosystems
Candidate SDI:
- Ecosystem Health (14 PCSD)
- Definition: Increase in the health of ecosystems, including forests, grasslands, wetlands, surface waters, and coastal lands:
- SDI Framework Element: Ecological Capacity (1.2.1)
- Element Characteristic: TBD
Definition: Introduction of non-native species into an ecosystem
Candidate SDI:
- Exotic Species in US (443 PCSD)
- Definition: The total number of exotic species in the United States
- SDI Framework Element: Introduction of Biota (3.1.2.4)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Exotic Species
- Exotic Species Plantations (69 USDA FS)
- Definition: The area and growing stock of plantations of native and exotic species
- SDI Framework Element: Agricultural Land (1.2.2.1)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Land
- Invasive Exotic Species (23 SDI Group)
- Definition: The total number of invasive species and their distribution in the United States
- SDI Framework Element: Introduction of Biota (3.1.2.4)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Exotic Species
- New Exotic Species Rate (426 SDI Group)
- Definition: Number of harmful exotic species introduced into the United States each year
- SDI Framework Element: Introduction of Biota (3.1.2.4)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Exotic Species
Definition: The conversion of one type of ecosystem to another; habitat destruction; the alteration of a specific characteristics of an ecosystem
Candidate SDI:
- Forest Area (149 CEQ)
- Definition: percentage of U.S. covered with forests, which vary from sparse scrub forests of the interior West to highly productive forests of the Pacific Coast and the South
- SDI Framework Element: Forest Land (1.2.2.3)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Forest Land
- Human Forest Impact Spending (122 USDA FS)
- Definition: millions of dollars devoted to research aimed at improving forest management and predicting impacts of human intervention on forests
- SDI Framework Element: Expenditures (3.1.5)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent
- Land Conversion Rates (424 SDI Group)
- Definition: The conversion rate of one land ecosystem type to another.
- SDI Framework Element: Ecosystems, Land (1.2.2)
- Element Characteristic: Area
- Major Land Use, Including Urban (423 SDI Group)
- Definition: The total land area in the United states broken down by major estuarine and land ecosystem. This includes both urban and agricultural land.
- SDI Framework Element: Ecosystems, Land (1.2.2)
- Element Characteristic: Area
- Modified Forest Land (72 USDA FS)
- Definition: Area and percent of forest affected by processes or agents beyond the range of historic variation, e.g. by insects, disease, competition from exotic species, fire, storm, land clearance, permanent flooding, salinisation, and domestic animals
- SDI Framework Element: Forest Land (1.2.2.3)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Forest Land
- Native Grasslands (19 PCSD)
- Definition: Increased number of acres of healthy native grasslands.
- SDI Framework Element: Rangeland (1.2.2.5)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Grasslands
- Reclaimed Land (314 UN CSD)
- Definition: Area of land reclaimed (km2)
- SDI Framework Element: Ecosystems, Land (1.2.2)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Reclaimed Land
- Wetlands Lost (16 PCSD)
- Definition: Area wetlands lost per year
- SDI Framework Element: Wetland (1.2.2.9)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Wetlands
- Wetlands Lost or Restored (144 CEQ)
- Definition: number of wetlands lost and restored under the Pilot Wetlands Reserve Program
- SDI Framework Element: Wetland (1.2.2.9)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Wetlands
Definition: The complete elimination of species
Candidate SDI:
- Endangered Species (169 NOAA)
- Definition: Status of species listed under the ESA
- SDI Framework Element: Species Diversity (1.2.1.2.4)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Species
- Sea Mammal Population Change (168 NOAA)
- Definition: Marine mammals & sea turtles/percent that are stable or increasing
- SDI Framework Element: Biota Population (1.2.1.2.1)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Species
- Species Extinction Rate (409 SDI Group)
- Definition: Number of species lost to extinction in the United States each year
- SDI Framework Element: Species Diversity (1.2.1.2.4)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Species
- Species In Trouble (444 SDI Group)
- Definition: The total number of species in trouble in the United States.
- SDI Framework Element: Species Diversity (1.2.1.2.4)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Species
- Threatened Species (322 UN CSD)
- Definition: Threatened species as % of total native species
- SDI Framework Element: Species Diversity (1.2.1.2.4)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Species