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Keystone Species

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

KEYSTONE SPECIES

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AMERICAN ALLIGATOR

Use there tails to create burrows, used by other species for drinking water.

AMERICAN ALLIGATOR

Predators, keeping the number of other species in check.
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ELEPHANTS

Eating small trees, preserving the grasslands

GRIZZLY BEARS

Predators, keep down the number of species, like elk and moose

They also carry and deposit seeds throughout the ecosystem. Bears that eat salmon will leave their dropping and the partially eaten remains that provide nutrients such as sulfur, nitrogen and carbon to the soil.

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TIGER SHARKS

Will eat almost anything, controlling the population of sea turtles and fish.

WOLVES

Predators, keep the deer population in check.