Keystone species - species which are like keystone in a building. You take out that & building will fall. Important for the whole ecosystem. If they go extinct, the system will not function as usual. Example beaver.
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Flagship species - species which are important & we select them as an ambassador for our conservation programs. Mostly charismatic species. So that other species which are in that habitat can also be protected. The habitat can be protected. Example tiger.
Umbrella is similar kind of thing. We chose a species by whose conservation we can conserve others also.
Indicator species - species which are indicator of status of an ecosystem. It tells about the health of the ecosystem. For example river dolphin talks about health of river ecosystem.
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