KEYSTONE SOLUTIONS

A ‘Keystone Species' has a disproportionately large effect on its natural environment relative to its abundance... The best example of this is the honey bee. Honeybees are responsible for the large majority of plant pollination. Without bees to pollinate these plants, not only will plant species die off but so will the herbivores that rely on those plants as their main food source... Additionally, this will affect secondary consumers who rely on those herbivores as a primary food source. This domino effect continues throughout the food chain and eventually destroys an ecosystem entirely.

Also known as: Keystone Solutions, Inc.

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