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What would happen if number of carnivorous decrease in an ecosystem

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When carnivores decrease significantly, herbivores tend to overpopulate. They may consume all of the available vegetation, leading to starvation and making them more prone to disease. Eventually the system may adjust to a “new normal”, but carnivores play an important role in reducing the number of weak and aging animals in a population, helping to keep it healthy.

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