I learned through my keystone species presentation that without keystone species many of the animals in the ecosystem would have to adapt to their environment differently. In my presentation I studied Killer Whales. Killer Whales controlled over many animals like fish, seals, and sea urchins all the way down to kelp. Going closer into one of the animals it controls various species of fish and sea lions. Without the killer whale which controls the population of the sea lions there wouldn’t be enough fish. This would be true because the sea lions would overpopulate and eat all of the fish because the whale doesn't control the population of the sea lions anymore. The fish will then decrease in diversity. The more unique or rare fish would die off and it would only come down to the same species of fish. Overall, keystone species has a tremendous effect on biodiversity and alters it
I learned through my keystone species presentation that without keystone species many of the animals in the ecosystem would have to adapt to their environment differently. In my presentation I studied Killer Whales. Killer Whales controlled over many animals like fish, seals, and sea urchins all the way down to kelp. Going closer into one of the animals it controls various species of fish and sea lions. Without the killer whale which controls the population of the sea lions there wouldn’t be enough fish. This would be true because the sea lions would overpopulate and eat all of the fish because the whale doesn't control the population of the sea lions anymore. The fish will then decrease in diversity. The more unique or rare fish would die off and it would only come down to the same species of fish. Overall, keystone species has a tremendous effect on biodiversity and alters it