keystone species

collocation in English

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keystone
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkiː.stəʊn/us
/ˈkiː.stoʊn/
architecturespecialized
the middle stone in the top of an arch that has a special shape and holds all the other stones ...
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species
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspiː.ʃiːz/us
/ˈspiː.ʃiːz/
a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with ...
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Thekeystonespeciesconcept: variation in interaction strength in a rocky intertidal habitat.
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Accordingly, the present paper will attempt to employ, where possible, thekeystonespeciesconcept as leverage in dealing with different aspects of the ecology of trematode-snail interactions.
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Such research should concentrate on the regeneration after fire and the modes of establishment ofkeystonespecies.
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However, those treatments containing high proportions of alfalfa also attracted higher numbers of herbivorouskeystonespecies.
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In this sense then, molluscs can be considered askeystonespeciesfor digenetic trematodes.
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A conversation on refining the concept ofkeystonespecies.
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Some bee-pollinated gingers may serve askeystonespeciesfor survival of the traplining bees living on floral nectar and pollen.
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Because flukes use snails almost obligatorily as first intermediate hosts, we highlight the role of gastropods askeystonespeciesfor trematodes and their communities.
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Niche construction is not the exclusive prerogative of large populations,keystonespecies, or clever animals, it is a fact of life.
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Keystonespeciesand mangrove forest dynamics: the influence of burrowing by crab on soil nutrient status and forest productivity.
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Keystonespeciesand mangrove forest dynamics: the influence of burrowing by crabs on soil nutrient status and forest productivity.
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Earthworms are consideredkeystonespecies, since they alter many different variables of their ecosystem drastically since they are detritivores.
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These forests also provide habitat for gopher tortoises, which, askeystonespecies, dig burrows that provide habitat for hundreds of other species of animals.
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They are possibly an importantkeystonespeciesbecause of their role as seed dispersers and pollinators.
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Some rodents are consideredkeystonespeciesand ecosystem engineers in their respective habitats.
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It is akeystonespecies, playing an important role in stabilizing ecosystems and regulating the populations of the animals it hunts.
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Rewilding in the anarchist context applies this concept to initiating and regenerating human culture that embodies the role of akeystonespecies.
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Keystonespecieshave lower levels of biomass in the trophic pyramid relative to the importance of their role.
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Humans, for example, can represent akeystonespeciesin a given ecosystem and can play critical roles in creating, maintaining, and sustaining it.
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With millions of species of concern, the identification of selected "keystonespecies", "flagship species" or "umbrella species" makes conservation decisions easier.
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