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keystone species

Term

- a species whose loss from an ecosystem would cause a greater than average change in other species populations or ecosystem processes; species that have a disproportionately large effect on other species in a community. [GBA] - a species that influences the ecological composition, structure, or functioning of its community far more than its abundance would suggest.

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http://biodiversity-chm.eea.europa.eu/nyglossary_terms/K/keystone_species

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