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foundation species: a standalone construct

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Ecology

a dominant species that structures a whole community by creating stable conditions and resources other species depend on.

In ecology, foundation species refers to a dominant species that structures a whole community by creating stable conditions and resources other species depend on. This meaning comes from Ellison (2005) in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.[1]

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References

  1. Ellison, A. M., Bank, M. S., Clinton, B. D., Colburn, E. A., Elliott, K., Ford, C. R., Foster, D. R., Kloeppel, B. D., Knoepp, J. D., Lovett, G. M., Mohan, J., Orwig, D. A., Rodenhouse, N. L., Sobczak, W. V., Stinson, K. A., Stone, J. K., Swan, C. M., Thompson, J., Von Holle, B., & Webster, J. R. (2005). Loss of foundation species: consequences for the structure and dynamics of forested ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 3(9), 479-486. https://doi.org/10.1890/1540-9295(2005)003[0479:lofscf]2.0.co;2

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