Linking Keystone Species and Functional Groups: A New Operational Definition of the Keystone Species Concept
The concept of the "keystone species" is redefined to allow for the a priori prediction of these species within ecosystems. A keystone species is held to be a strongly interacting species whose top-down effect on species diversity and competition is large relative to its biomass dominance...
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| Language: | English |
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Resilience Alliance
2003-07-01
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| Series: | Ecology and Society |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol7/iss1/resp11/ |