What is a keystone species? Why is the elimination of keystone species of such concern?
1 Answer
Keystone species and their importance.
Explanation:
A species that has a superfluous impact on the community to its abundance is referred to as a keystone species.
Keystone species function in an exclusive and significant manner via their activities and their effect on the community.
As an example elephants in the savanna communities of southern Africa are keystone species. This herbivore feeds mainly on a diet of woody plants. Elephants are destructive consumers that often uproot, break, and destroy the bushes and trees they feed on. Reduced bush and tree density helps the growth and production of grasses. This differentiation in the composition of the plants is to the elephant's disadvantage. On the other hand, other consumers (herbivores) benefit from it.
If you eliminate or eradicate keystone species in a given area, you cannot reverse or rehabiliate the situation in the future.
