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Hyperkeystone Species

Authors: Clark M. Thomas

There are species, keystone species, and umbrella species. There are also hyperkeystone species. In nature things are seldom what they may appear to be. Such things as ants, termites, mosquitos, and a vast number of microbial and fungal species are much more critical to the natural world. We humans have now elevated ourselves to the status of hyperkeystone species, where our global dysfunctions now perilously outweigh our functions.

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