Articles related to "Keystone Species"
Hummingbirds as Desert Pollinators
Traveling thousands of miles on their migration, hummingbirds bring genetic mixing to a variety of plants, which in turn helps grow stronger, more robust plants.
• hummingbirds
• botanists
• keystone species
• mobile genetic dispenser
• rufous hummingbird
Sea Otters
Important for maintaining their own habitat and very well adapted for their life there.
• sea otters
• kelp forests
• marine adaptations
• fur trade
• captain james cook
Western Gray Wolves
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service must decide whether or not to remove the controversial gray wolf from federal protections in the northern Rocky Mountains.
• wolves
• gray wolves
• wolf reintroduction
• yellowstone
• public comments
What is a Keystone Species?
Keystone species provide vital habitat, food, or other necessity to a variety of other species in an ecosystem.
• keystone species
• keystones in an ecosystem
• red-naped sapsucker
• hummingbirds
• important behaviors
Endangered species: Why Bother Part 2
Part Two of the why bother series, explaining three more reasons to care about Endangered Species.
• endangered species
• beauty
• social
• responsibility
• ecology