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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 31.2, Problem 1CSC
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The principal causes of loss of biodiversity, keystone predators.
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Keystone species is often a dominant predator whose removal allows a prey population to explode and often decreases overall diversity. Urbanization, deforestation, habitat fragmentation, pollution, population growth, and invasive species are the main cause of loss of biodiversity and keystone predators
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