Imagine if your school had a fantastic football team, and there's that one MVP player who single-handedly changes the outcome of the game. That MVP is like the keystone species in an ecosystem—super important and the whole game changes if they're gone!
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Ever heard of Robert Paine? No, he's not a rapper. He's the genius who coined the term "keystone species." He studied the ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) and found out how critical they are to marine ecosystems.
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Imagine if your school had a fantastic football team, and there's that one MVP player who single-handedly changes the outcome of the game. That MVP is like the keystone species in an ecosystem—super important and the whole game changes if they're gone!
Definition
Real-World Example
Ever heard of Robert Paine? No, he's not a rapper. He's the genius who coined the term "keystone species." He studied the ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) and found out how critical they are to marine ecosystems.
Experiment Details
Real-World Example
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