Keystone species, Predator-prey relationships, Ecosystem balance, Biodiversity

Keystone species, in ecology, a species that has a disproportionately large effect on the communities in which it lives; many are apex predators (meaning without a natural predator or enemy). Such species help to maintain local biodiversity within a community either by controlling populations of

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