Why are beavers a keystone species?
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Why are beavers a keystone species?
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Ecosystems are the combination of living things, or biotic factors, and non-living things, or abiotic factors, in an area. The plants, animals, fungi and other living things in combination with the soil, sunlight and water make up an ecosystem.
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View this answerBeavers are a keystone species because they are ecosystem engineers. Beavers build dams as shelter and in doing do they change both the biotic and...
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Chapter 16 / Lesson 9Keystone species are organisms that other species in the ecosystem depend upon and whose disappearance would devastate their biological communities. Learn how to define keystone species and review examples of why they are vital to their ecosystems.