keystone species

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Species, usually a top predator, that influences the ecological community by its activity or role, not its numerical dominance.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 903 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'keystone species' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14781 RIS BibTex EndNote
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