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Table 1

Indicators of nonhuman flourishing

Ecological level	Indicators of flourishing
Ecosystem	Ecosystem-specific capability of functional integrity: capacity to retain typical functioning and characteristics, including adaptation and succession (Kortetmäki, 2017; Schlosberg, 2007)
Species	Species-specific capability of adaptive capacity: capacity to respond to the changing environment through adaptation essential for the species' continued existence (Kortetmäki, 2018)
Individual animal	Central capabilities of sentient animals: Life; Bodily health; Bodily integrity; Senses imagination, and thought; Emotions; Practical reason; Affiliation; Other species; Play; Control over one's environment (Nussbaum, 2006, 2011, 2018, 2023)

Ecological level	Indicators of flourishing
Ecosystem	Ecosystem-specific capability of functional integrity: capacity to retain typical functioning and characteristics, including adaptation and succession (Kortetmäki, 2017; Schlosberg, 2007)
Species	Species-specific capability of adaptive capacity: capacity to respond to the changing environment through adaptation essential for the species' continued existence (Kortetmäki, 2018)
Individual animal	Central capabilities of sentient animals: Life; Bodily health; Bodily integrity; Senses imagination, and thought; Emotions; Practical reason; Affiliation; Other species; Play; Control over one's environment (Nussbaum, 2006, 2011, 2018, 2023)

Source(s): Author’s own work