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Why would losing a few Dozen aquatic species lead to the end of life in the ocean as we know it

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Answer: It would unbalance the ecosystem.

Due to the fact that if some species die off, the other species that rely on those species for food or protection would loose that food/ protection which may lead to their extinction and their extinction would lead to another extinction and so on.

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