Is the gray wolf a keystone species in yellowstone ecosystem

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Problem: Define keystone species. The removal of gray wolves from the Yellowstone ecosystem led to a number of consequences including overgrazing of the plant community by the resident elks, riverbank erosion, decreased water quality, and negative impacts on the habitat of various species including bears, rabbits, beavers, and songbirds. With the reintroduction of the wolves in 1995, many of these effects were reversed. Is the gray wolf a keystone species in the Yellowstone ecosystem? Why or why not? Which hypothesis ("bottom up" or "green world") do you think the wolves in Yellowstone represents?

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