# keystone species

> species that has a disproportionately large effect on its environment relative to its abundance

**Wikidata**: [Q518808](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q518808)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_species)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/keystone-species


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [Keystone Species - Definition, Examples, Importance. 2023](https://sciencenotes.org/keystone-species-definition-examples-importance/)
3. Quora
4. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)