Question

What is co-extinction? Explain with a suitable example.

Answer 1

Coextinction and cothreatened refer to the phenomena of the loss or decline of a host species resulting in the loss or endangerment of other species that depends on it, potentially leading to cascading effects across trophic levels. ... Coextinction is especially common when a keystone species goes extinct..

Answer 2

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Co Extinctions :

In an obligate association between a plant and an animal, if a plant becomes extinct , the animal also becomes extinct as seen in a Parasite and host association....

If the host becomes extinct, Parasite meets the same fate ...

Another association which explains co-extinction is plant - pollinator mutualism where extinction of one invariably leads to the extinction of the other.....


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