Sentences with phrase «regulate other predators»

Because large carnivores regulate other predators and prey, exercising an influence on the ecosystem far out of proportion to their numbers, their protection and reintroduction is crucial.

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They control other predators, and by doing so, they regulate species with which they never directly interact.
Not only do they provide predators food, mussels regulate water quality and clarity through the filter system that is engaged when they feed, and their colonies provide a habitat for other species.
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