🐺keystone species (キーストーン スピーシーズ)

noun
ˈkiː.stəʊn ˈspiː.ʃiːz
キーストーン種 (kiisutōn-shu)

意味

A species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drastically.
意味の翻訳
他の種が生態系で大部分依存する種で、その種が取り除かれると生態系が劇的に変化する。
Hoka no shu ga seitai ke de daibu bun izon suru shu de, sono shu ga torinozokareru to seitai ke ga gekiteki ni henka suru.

例文

Wolves are a keystone species that regulate prey populations.

オオカミは獲物の個体数を調整するキーストーン種です。
Ōkami wa emono no kotaisū o chōsei suru kiisutōn-shu desu.

同義語

essential species, foundational species, ecosystem regulator

対義語

non-essential species, minor species, dispensable

関連語彙

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The ability to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.

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