Biology: Life on Earth Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
Biology: Life on Earth Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134153742
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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The keystone species and the process of identifying them within a community.

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Keystone species plays an important role in determining the structure and function of a community. It has a high impact on a particular ecosystem than to its population. In absence of the keystone species, an ecosystem can fail to exist as the community interactions are altered.

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