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Anonymous

Jan 29, 2025

What effect does a keystone predator have on its habitat?

What impact does a keystone predator have on its ecosystem? Specifically, how does the presence of a keystone predator contribute to increased niche diversity and help mitigate competition among species within its habitat?

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Anonymous

Feb 22, 2025

The answer is BA keystone predator would increase niche diversity and help reduce niche competition  
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Anonymous

Feb 19, 2025

The correct answer is- b. It increases niche diversity. A keystone predator is a species, which has profound impact on its ecosystem that is it can control the population and distribution of large number organisms within its habitat. In other words, its influences the ecosystem as it increases the niche diversity.For instance, keystone predator such as starfish feeds on the mussel Mytilus californianus and maintains the diversity of species in that communities. As other species will get proper food resources to survive.   Thus, it increases niche diversity.    
Keystone predators effect their habitat by keeping the population of animals down.

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