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What is keystone species?


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Keystone species:

  1. Species that have a high impact on certain ecosystem and their population.
  2. Disruption occurs when keystone species are removed.
  3. It affects other species to the extent that they might even get extinct.
  4. These species affect the structure and function of an ecosystem.
  5. A common example of keystone species: prey-predator relationship.
  6. Examples: bees, hummingbirds, tigersharks

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