Difference between revisions of "Keystone species"
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Definition of keystone species:
A keystone species is a species that has a disproportionate effect on its environment relative to its abundance[1]. Such species affect many other organisms in an ecosystem and help to determine the types and numbers of various others species in a community.[1]
This is the common definition for keystone species, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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