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How would the removal of keystone species affect an ecosystem's biodiversity

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The keystone species is the one at the bottom of the pyramid, if we look at it like a pyramid. If the grass dies, then the deer cannot get food and die, and the predator cannot eat and dies, and the whole ecosystem can fall apart.
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