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The classic example is the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone: https://sites.tufts.edu/tuftsgetsgreen/2018/02/27/wolves-change-ecosystem-and-geography-in-y
by honkycat 6y ago
The classic example is the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone: https://sites.tufts.edu/tuftsgetsgreen/2018/02/27/wolves-change-ecosystem-and-geography-in-yellowstone/ https://sites.tufts.edu/tuftsgetsgreen/2018/02/27/wolves-cha...
- tzs 6y agoWolves in Yellowstone are a "keystone species" [1]. A year ago, there was a fascinating episode of "Nature" on PBS about keystone species. It's available for free online streaming here [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_species https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_species [2] https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/the-serengeti-rules-41dfru/20105/?button=fullepisode https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/the-serengeti-rules-41dfru/2...
- ganafagol 6y agoThe sad thing with this "keystone species" concept is that people see it as "oh but this weird insect that's about to go extinct in south-east asia is not a keystone species, so whatever."