What do bison, beaver, wolves and sea otters all have in common? They're keystone species. That means they have an outsized impact on their ecosystem. It took humans driving some of these to near ...

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California ground squirrels are a keystone species. But what does that mean? And can they be garden pests at the same time?

There are very few animals as important to our world as honeybees. There is, of course, the delicious honey they produce, but they are also essential in maintaining food security and the biodiversity ...

Microbial communities are thought to contain keystone species, which can disproportionately affect the stability of the communities, even if only present in low abundances. Identifying these keystone ...

Ecologists have long understood food chains. The animal at the top, the prime predator in an ecosystem, was believed to be the most significant. That predator helped keep their prey in check. That ...

Oil spill cleanup crews from pipeline operator TC Energy gather at their morning briefing on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, in Washington County, Kansas. Media Relations TC Energy Four mammals and 92 fish ...

It may come as a surprise that just a few trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants feed 90% of moth and butterfly caterpillars ...