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keystone species
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Definition
A species that has a disproportionately large effect on its environment relative to its abundance and whose presence/absence significantly affects ecosystem structure and function
Related Terms (6)
dominant plant speciesdominancesubordinatedouble keystone specieskeystone specieskeystone species complex
Publications (21)
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Visitors to Red-Naped Sapsucker sap wells and the effectiveness of artificial wells
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Getting to the Root of It: Effects of Castilleja Root Hemiparasitism on Plant Community Structure and Function
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The Evolution and Ecology of Interactions Between Ants and Honeydew-Producing Hemipteran Insects
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Integrating natural gradients, experiments, and statistical modeling in a distributed network experiment: An example from the WaRM Network
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The Evolution and Ecology of Interactions Between Ants and Honeydew-Producing Hemipteran Insects
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Untangling the seasonal dynamics of plant-pollinator communities
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Plant dominance in a subalpine montane meadow: biotic vs. abiotic controls of subordinate diversity within and across sites
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Diversification of Type VI Secretion System Toxins Reveals Ancient Antagonism among Bee Gut Microbes
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Hibernation as a major determinant of life-history traits in marmots
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Aboveground and belowground traits of dominant and sub-dominant species along an elevational gradient.
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Revisiting Edward R. Warren: A Century of Beaver <i>Castor canadensis</I> Occupancy near Crested Butte, Colorado
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Patterns of sap-foraging on willows (<i>Salix spp.i</i>) by a keystone species: the Red-naped Sapsucker (<i>Sphyrapicus nuchalis</i>)
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Role of floral nectaries and plant sex in mediating ant-aphid interactions on <i>Valeriana edulis</i>
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Willow branch selection by the red-naped sapsucker (<i>Sphyrapicus nuchalis</i>): The effects of branch characteristics on foraging behavior in Gothic, CO
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Nest site selection by a secondary cavity-nesting species, the mountain bluebird
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Aspen heart rot fungus (<i>Phellinus tremulae</i>) distribution in aspen forests in relation to open meadows: implications for red-naped sapsucker (<i>Sphyrapicus nuchalis</i>) nesting habitat
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What determines the distribution of red-naped sapsuckers in the East River Valley?
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The effects of slope orientation and temperature upon activity of the north american pika, <i>Ochotona princeps</i>
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Red-naped Sapsucker nest tree selection and effects on the willow breeding bird community
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Foraging trade-offs along a predator-permanence gradient in subalpine wetlands
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