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The keystone species is critical to maintaining the stability of an ecosystem, and changes in its population indicate changes in ecosystem health.
They maintain biodiversity.
A keystone species is one that other lifeforms in an ecosystem depend on. Mosquitoes are a keystone species because they are extremely low on the food chain, and if they were removed from an ecosystem, the food supply would be interrupted.
It would affect it greatly. The sea otter is considered keystone because it feeds on sea urchins, who in turn feed on kelp. Without the sea otter, sea urchin populations would rise, leading to probable destruction of the kelp forests
In an ecosystem, a large number of species are dependent of one species of bird. This species of bird is an example of a keystone species.
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The American alligator, gray wolf and gopher tortoise are all examples of keystone species. The loss of a keystone species will upset the balance of an ecosystem.
a keystone animal is one that is so important to an ecosystem that without it the whole ecosystem would collapse. the term keystone comes from ancient roman architecture, where archways were built using supports until the last stone was inserted at the very top, at which point the arch could stand on its own. without the keystone, the entire arch would fall down; with the keystone, the structure was extremely stable
The term is biodiversity. High biodiversity means a large number of different species in an ecosystem. An ecosystem with many different species is less likely to be disrupted by environmental changes.
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They maintain biodiversity.
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