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Sanjay Sahu (Keystone Species)

This presentation discusses keystone species and their importance in ecosystems. It defines a keystone species as one that has a large effect on the community despite low abundance. Three types of keystone species are identified: herbivores, like elephants, that control plant populations; mutualists, such as hummingbirds and plants, that engage in beneficial interactions; and predators, which can regulate prey populations. The conclusion emphasizes that keystone species are integral to ecosystems and their conservation is key to maintaining healthy communities.

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Sanjay Sahu (Keystone Species)

This presentation discusses keystone species and their importance in ecosystems. It defines a keystone species as one that has a large effect on the community despite low abundance. Three types of keystone species are identified: herbivores, like elephants, that control plant populations; mutualists, such as hummingbirds and plants, that engage in beneficial interactions; and predators, which can regulate prey populations. The conclusion emphasizes that keystone species are integral to ecosystems and their conservation is key to maintaining healthy communities.

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CCC ENV 203 BASIC OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

ACADEMIC SESSION :2022-23

KEYSTONE SPECIES
16/03/2023

SUPERVISED BY :
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION BY:
Dr. ARNAB BANERJEE
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SANJAY KUMAR SAHU
DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL
M.Sc. ENV. Sc. SECOND SEMESTER
SCIENCE, SGGVS
CONTENT

o Keystone species
o Types of Keystone species
o Herbivores
o Mutualist
o Predators
o Conclution
o References
KEYSTONE SPECIES
❖ A keystone species is a species that has very large
effect on the community through both direct and
indirect pathways.
❖ Even though its abundance or biomass in the
communityis low.
❖ The concept of the keystone species was introduced
in 1969 by Robert T Paine.
❖Plays a critical role in maintaining the
structure of an ecological community.
❖ Helps to determine the types and numbers
of various other species in the community.
❖ Without keystone species, the ecosystem
will be different.
❖It can be any organism.
❖ Commonly it's a predator.
TYPES OF KEYSTONE SPECIES

❖Herbivores
❖Mutualist
❖Predators
HERBIVORES
• Their consumption of plant helps
control the physical and biological
aspects of an ecosystem.
• Exampale :- Elephants are the
keystone species. Elephants eat
shrubs and small trees, such as
Acacia.
• Even if an acacia tree grows to a
height of a meter or more, elephant
are able to know it over it over and
uproot it.
MUTUALISTS
▪ Two or more species that engage in
mutually beneficial interactions.
▪ • A change in one species would impact
the other, and change the entire
ecosystem.
▪ In the woody grasslands of Patagonia,
hummingbird and indigenous plants act
together as keystone mutualists.
▪ Humming bird pollinates the plant.
▪ These plants provide the sugary nectar
that makes up most of the
hummingbird's diet.
PREDATORS (CARNIVORES)
• It can control the distribution and population of large number of species.
CONCLUSION

• Integral part of ecosystem


• Conservation and restoration of keystone species is
essential for maintaining and re-establishing the
ecosystem.
REFERENCES

• https://biologydictionary.net/keystone-species
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_T.Paine
• https://www.slideshare.net/bibinmathew642/keystone-species-
181855637
• www.Dream/time.com
• www.dansuzio.com

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