A species of gray wolf was eliminated from a national park because of unrestricted hunting. As a result, there was a tremendous increase in the population of its prey, the elk. The populations of other herbivores also increased. What imbalance might this situation have on the ecosystem?
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Ecology is the science of the study of ecosystems. Ecological balance has been defined by various online dictionaries as a state of dynamic equilibrium within a community of organisms in which genetic, species and ecosystem diversity remain relatively stable, subject to gradual changes through natural succession. And the stable balance in the numbers of each species in an ecosystem.
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