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Keystone species in an ecosystem are tho...

Keystone species in an ecosystem are those:

A

are present in maximum number

B

are most frequent

C

attain a large biomass

D

contribute to ecosystem properties

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D
Keystone species of an ecosystem is a species that exerts an important regulatory effect on other species in the community, i.e. contributes to ecosystems properties. It maintains higher species diversity in a community by reducing the densities of strong competitors.
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