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Four Keystone Species That Keep Ecosystems Running
Original: Keystone Species: Four Animals that Play a Huge Role in the Ecosystem
The New England Aquarium is highlighting four animals it describes as keystone species, meaning their role in the ecosystem is disproportionately large compared with their numbers. The piece explains how these creatures hold their habitats together and why losing them can trigger cascading effects across food webs.
Why now: Educational explainer from a major aquarium drawing attention to conservation and the outsized ecological role of key animals.
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- Keystone Species: Four Animals that Play a Huge Role in the Ecosystem · New England Aquarium
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