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keystone species
A species that increases or decreases the diversity of a system. Example: otters, which when hunted to extinction remove a check on the sea urchins that will eat local kelp forests on which many other species depend.
- 词性: noun
- 行业/领域: 生物学
- 类别 生态学
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