What is a keystone species?

A species with an outsize effect on its ecosystem.

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  1. A species that lives in stones
  2. A type of rock
  3. A species with an outsize effect on its ecosystem ✔

Why: Rewilding recognizes keystone species, which have an outsize effect on their ecosystems.

Huh, didn't know that: Rewilding recognizes keystone species, which have an outsize effect on their ecosystems.

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Keystone species hold the arch together.
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Answer: A species with an outsize effect on its ecosystem. Rewilding recognizes keystone species, which have an outsize effect on their ecosystems.

  1. Wildlife management en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_management
    recognizing the role of keystone species which have an outsize effect on their ecosystems
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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