A keystone species is a species that has a disproportionately large effect on its natural environment relative to its abundance, a concept introduced...

A cultural keystone species is one which is of exceptional significance to a particular culture or a people. Such species can be identified by their prevalence...

to serve as a keystone species is decreasing as its population and range decline. The WWF uses flagship species as one of its species classification...

keystone species, a species that has a large impact on the surrounding environment and that can directly affect the food chain. If a keystone species...

": 612  A keystone species is a species that is connected to a disproportionately large number of other species in the food-web. Keystone species have lower...

of many species. The umbrella species is often either a flagship species whose conservation benefits other species: 280  or a keystone species which may...

Look up keystone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Keystone or key-stone may refer to: Keystone (architecture), a central stone or other piece at the...

natural range". Robert Paine (1969) first came up with the concept of a keystone species while studying the effects of the predatory sea star Pisaster ochraceus...

key components of rewilding incorporate large core protected areas, keystone species, and ecological connectivity based on the theory that large predators...

food for grizzly bears. Keystone species have a disproportionate influence on the community than most species. Keystone species tend to be at the higher...