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keystone species

noun

Definitions

  1. A species that exerts a large, stabilizing influence throughout an ecological community,…

    A species that exerts a large, stabilizing influence throughout an ecological community, despite its relatively small numerical abundance.

    • Megafauna are called ʻkeystone speciesʼ because when they become extinct the entire arch of the ecosystem can collapse.

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