3 Animals That Keep Their Whole Ecosystem Together

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  • What do gray wolves, elephants, and parrotfish have in common? They're all keystone species, which means they have an especially large impact on their habitat. SciShow explores how these animals keep their ecosystems running.
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Komentáře • 990

  • @Master_Therion
    @Master_Therion Před 7 lety +1538

    If an ecosystem is like an arch, does that make humans... the arch-enemy?

    • @caitlynstokes6781
      @caitlynstokes6781 Před 7 lety +78

      Ba bum tasss

    • @MrCardeso
      @MrCardeso Před 7 lety +15

      No, we're the divinely appointed archons of the ecosystem (and such a smashing job we do!)

    • @dagamerking
      @dagamerking Před 7 lety +3

      Master Therion lol, you put did yourself there.

    • @ganaraminukshuk0
      @ganaraminukshuk0 Před 7 lety +6

      Can I use you as the keystone for an arch?

    • @amcat8015
      @amcat8015 Před 7 lety +1

      Master Therion No... just no.

  • @monsterram6617
    @monsterram6617 Před 7 lety +339

    2:34 "Daddy, why does that elephant have five legs?" Thanks, SciShow...

  • @nathan_1048
    @nathan_1048 Před 7 lety +68

    HI PERSON SCROLLING THROUGH THE COMMENTS HAVE A GREAT DAY AND NEVER LOSE HOPE IN ANYTHING!!!!!!

    • @nathan_1048
      @nathan_1048 Před 7 lety

      Stephen Fapsalot ha lol

    • @j_gnzz
      @j_gnzz Před 7 lety

      Well I start school tomorrow soooo...

    • @nathan_1048
      @nathan_1048 Před 7 lety

      Julian Gonzales same. Doesn't it just suck :,(

    • @justindie7543
      @justindie7543 Před 7 lety

      You have a suspicious mustache...

  • @MrEquusQuagga
    @MrEquusQuagga Před 7 lety +376

    I hate that videos with Olivia get more dislikes than the videos with the male hosts. At this point it seems deliberately spiteful and just unfair.

    • @ihuvvvcuncur2617
      @ihuvvvcuncur2617 Před 7 lety +35

      Dr. Zebra I think she's really cute and awesome! But people have opinions and we have to respect that.

    • @kubeek
      @kubeek Před 7 lety +49

      I don´t think this is beacuse of her being female. She stopped wearing so much stainless stuff, but that could have gotten her a bit of dislike with the usual watchers that is gonna stick for a while.
      Another problem I think is between her and the soundguy, where she doesn´t realy make you interestes with her diction, and the sound is so squished that it makes things a lot worse and makes me loose interest very early.
      Thus, not necesarily a gender inequality.

    • @tehoverlord7496
      @tehoverlord7496 Před 7 lety +23

      Dr. Zebra it's probably bc she's done videos in the past that completely disregards science theories bc they are "too racist" (the crash course human geography is the main video)

    • @theorbization
      @theorbization Před 7 lety +71

      male and female hasnt got shit to do with it she just isnt as engaging, stop trying to stir shit up

    • @Fofnful
      @Fofnful Před 7 lety +4

      By my opinion, its because she looks like minotaur aaand speeaks reeaaalyy slooowlllyyyy.

  • @IntarwebUser
    @IntarwebUser Před 6 lety +37

    Fascinating to learn that the importance of wolves isn't just about controlling prey numbers, but rather prey behavior.

  • @GBart
    @GBart Před 7 lety +212

    You know what isn't a keystone species? Human

    • @daniel90340
      @daniel90340 Před 7 lety +48

      They are in some way, think of the enormous amount of rats, pigeons, roaches etcetera living in cities.

    • @flavoredrick9664
      @flavoredrick9664 Před 7 lety +1

      AndroidDoctorr you want all people to die out?

    • @alexsiemers7898
      @alexsiemers7898 Před 7 lety +14

      Did you not hear the first thirty seconds of the video?

    • @GBart
      @GBart Před 7 lety +6

      Daniel Achternaam I think they'd be fine... Cattle on the other hand...
      although that's debatable since we invented the species, and their absence probably wouldn't have massive consequences beyond their parasites.

    • @docopoper
      @docopoper Před 7 lety +6

      If Wolves can be a keystone species to Yellowstone, we are a keystone species to cities. Being a keystone species doesn't mean that if the species is gone that everything collapses forever. With the wolves gone forever Yellowstone would end up looking like something new after a while... Just like with cities and us.
      That's not to say we're doing good overall for the world or anything.

  • @sween187
    @sween187 Před 7 lety +428

    not to be picky but if you remove any stone from the arch it will fall, that's engineering.

    • @sween187
      @sween187 Před 7 lety +8

      I would say an equilibrium key species or something to that affect.

    • @sgneezen8176
      @sgneezen8176 Před 7 lety +25

      sween187 Yeah, it seems they don't know what keystones actually are

    • @caitlynstokes6781
      @caitlynstokes6781 Před 7 lety +10

      I'm happy someone said that

    • @The12Fly
      @The12Fly Před 7 lety +36

      dude of course that's true...but the terminology was adopted from that idea. even if that idea csn be disproved the name stuck but its importance doesn't change. just because you can disprove the etymology doesnt make the research invalid

    • @rpggriffin
      @rpggriffin Před 7 lety +14

      He's not suggesting that the research is invalid. He's saying that it's a dumb term.

  • @JelloFish143
    @JelloFish143 Před 7 lety +46

    This narrator is super cute tbh

  • @shannbot9505
    @shannbot9505 Před 7 lety +14

    I live in Hawaii, and as a kid out playing in the ocean, a parrotfish seized my right hand middle finger and SNAP! I had to get stitches. They're not called parrotfish for no reason, they have very sharp beaks. If you go snorkelling, you can actually hear them chomping down on the coral, it's pretty cool!

  • @jackjmaheriii
    @jackjmaheriii Před 7 lety +37

    Thr reason why Olivia gets more dislikes is because she's a terrible host!!! Emily Graslie didn't have that problem when she worked for SciSho so wasn't reviled. Olivia has gotten better but she still by far the weakest host. She doesn't speak with confidence and her voice waivers like she's about to cry. Even her posture and mannerisms don't support the format. She's not an 11-year-old delivering a school report, she's a professional Internet personality. She needs to start acting like it.

    • @LJdaentertainer
      @LJdaentertainer Před 7 lety +1

      you tell'em Jack! +1

    • @Exunary
      @Exunary Před 7 lety +8

      I disagree, she's a great host, the matter is subjective and those that complain have chosen to feel that way about Olivia. Grow up

    • @AngelEmfrbl
      @AngelEmfrbl Před 7 lety +4

      Jack Maher I like her, she feels more human then many

    • @jackjmaheriii
      @jackjmaheriii Před 7 lety

      Do you honestly think she's a great host? Or even a good one? When you see her standing up there does it look like she's enjoying herself? She's obviously uncomfortable and unhappy. Now, if you are also unhappy, I can see how watching her suffer every week might make you feel connected to her. But that doesn't mean that she's good at reading copy. Or that she's energizing the community to care about the things she cares about. Which is the job of the host... And she's failing miserably.

    • @analopes7825
      @analopes7825 Před 7 lety +1

      Emily got offensive comments as well when collaborating...she even made a video about it..go check it out, it is enlightening.

  • @BlackStarrSoul
    @BlackStarrSoul Před 7 lety +140

    I love you, Olivia!! Keep up the good work!

  • @WAKEISLAND99
    @WAKEISLAND99 Před 7 lety +50

    Keep it up Olivia! We love you!

  • @LampDoesVideogame
    @LampDoesVideogame Před 7 lety +20

    Olivia, your videos are second only to Hank's. Thanks for being an awesome host!

  • @MrIncorr3ct
    @MrIncorr3ct Před 7 lety +6

    What you didnt mention is that parrotfish droppings are sand. They cant digest the coral they ingest so they excrete the white sand which makes up the beautiful coral beaches. This makes them vital for the species that rely on the beaches, including tourists who visit the beaches, and also for the tourism related income

  • @theseigemeister
    @theseigemeister Před 7 lety +19

    How grey wolves affect Yellowstone's ecosystem is super interesting. Could you do a future video on the difference between positive & negative feedback loops? 🤔

  • @ellenjarrard7920
    @ellenjarrard7920 Před 7 lety +12

    Comment ratio:
    50%- Hating on the host
    20%- Spam
    15%- Responding to these comments
    10%- Why are/is there (topic of the video) around my anus?
    5%- Actual scientific stuff

  • @eustacia03
    @eustacia03 Před 7 lety +7

    I love that elephants influence their environment in such a huge way primarily by knocking into things and pooping!

  • @hiimdaisy956
    @hiimdaisy956 Před 7 lety +11

    My high school biology class did a project on that case of wolf reintroduction. We argued whether or not reintroduction should be done (were later told it was a real case and the wolves had been reintroduced)

  • @williamdevane88
    @williamdevane88 Před 7 lety +189

    Not technically an animal, but tacos are pretty important

  • @myrusEW
    @myrusEW Před 7 lety +30

    I just dislike because I don't like her voice or her face. You can get mad, that's fine. But, that's your right, just like not liking this person is my right. If they showed who was hosting, I'd not watch, and therefore, not dislike.

    • @TheFlamingdragon2
      @TheFlamingdragon2 Před 7 lety

      chill foo, he's saying a opinion that doesn't talk shit about the host.
      nothing wrong with say you don't like a host.

    • @Exunary
      @Exunary Před 7 lety +2

      The fact that you don't like her is up to you entirely, there is nothing wrong with her and how she hosts, it's a nit picky thing you do, and you're the only one that loses on it.

    • @meh-heh9704
      @meh-heh9704 Před 7 lety

      Exunary "there is nothing wrong with her" so... that's a fact?

    • @User-LS-n5m
      @User-LS-n5m Před 7 lety

      +Chris Legaspi
      I find it amusing how her appearance is so important to you, talk about shallow lmao! you guys who dont like her can get mad, but not liking shallow fools is my right ^_^

    • @myrusEW
      @myrusEW Před 7 lety +1

      Commander Shepard It's a show. On CZcams. I think looks are pretty important for a website dedicated to videos. Looks are important to mostly everyone, and especially online, where you're allowed to pick and choose what you see. How many successful CZcams channels have conventionally "ugly" hosts(that show their face)? Not a lot. How many advertisements use conventionally "ugly" people? Nearly 0. Why? Because looks are an important part of human life.

  • @alexrobins1178
    @alexrobins1178 Před 7 lety +18

    I have a pet parrot fish and shes like 10 years old and still kickin

  • @InformationBlast
    @InformationBlast Před 7 lety +135

    Who knew elephant poop was so important for life

    • @JoeCrush_
      @JoeCrush_ Před 7 lety +2

      Information Blast Poo for the win baby

    • @vasectomyfail442
      @vasectomyfail442 Před 7 lety +2

      Elephant Poo 2020!

    • @InformationBlast
      @InformationBlast Před 7 lety

      Youknowmyname it's really that great

    • @InformationBlast
      @InformationBlast Před 7 lety +1

      Vasectomy Fail sounds like some social media fad that will gain a lot of momentum then die quickly

    • @qhack
      @qhack Před 7 lety +1

      Only for Bear Grilis

  • @ScienceByMike
    @ScienceByMike Před 6 lety +11

    Very interesting. Can there be smaller keystone species that keep a microenvironment stable?

  • @AnnoyingSquib
    @AnnoyingSquib Před 7 lety +8

    There is a small downside for the re population of wolves however. I have seen the numbers of mountain lions take a huge hit in their numbers since there is now major competition for food and they can still be hunted. Mountain lions are on the verge of becoming an endangered species in some areas. With wolves numbers back in the healthy range, we need to turn that same passion into saving and preserving the big cats. A start could be a temporary ban on hunting mountain lions until their numbers are better.

  • @dill5597
    @dill5597 Před 7 lety +81

    97 dislikes...... I know who is host xD

    • @AGoldSoldier
      @AGoldSoldier Před 7 lety +14

      Local Toast
      What? So people aren't allowed to have opinions? It's called a dislike button for a reason, if you don't like the video, you click the button to let youtube know you didn't like the video.
      Don't get me wrong, I like Olivia, but that doesn't mean I should impose my opinions on others that DON'T like her.

    • @JackOfAllTrades0404
      @JackOfAllTrades0404 Před 7 lety +3

      BTDcraft wait I'm new, why don't people like this host?

    • @ikerants745
      @ikerants745 Před 7 lety +12

      Cheesus no reason… people are just very picky😕

    • @checksum00
      @checksum00 Před 7 lety +13

      I won't enter in the physical appearances controversy even if I agree with them because I think there are more important thing at play here.
      She is a terrible terrible host. It has gotten better but she is far far far away from making the video enjoyable for me. Watching a video hosted by her is a net negative in my day. She is meek, has the mannerism of a 11-year-old giving out a scientific report in from of a class, doesn't seems to be able to form a complete sentence without requiring to jump cut (I'll agree that scishow overuse jump cut but it seems way worse with her), swing her hands around and around throughout the video yet her body is awfully stiff, speak slowly like a valley girl that smoked way too much weed. She has basically 0 charisma.
      What I find the most troubling was that when Hank did an interview with her before hiring her (somehow), she was totally natural and didn't exhibit anyway of those traits. She is basically the total inverse of Emily Grably and I still don't get why she's there.
      Oh yeah... and there is the time where she totally overlooked super important anthropology concept/theories because she considered them "too racist". Yeah... no... fact and science are not racist. Unbiased opinion based on fact, research and evidence has nothing to do with racism, even if those fact highlight the traditional stereotype a race has.

    • @jiohnne
      @jiohnne Před 7 lety

      BTDcraft its sad when i like the topic but not the host

  • @jaschabull2365
    @jaschabull2365 Před 6 lety +5

    "The wolves changed Yellowstone in large and often surprising ways, right down to how the rivers flow."
    So you're saying the Secwépemc story of a coyote redirecting rivers wasn't that farfetched after all?

    • @AsadAli-jc5tg
      @AsadAli-jc5tg Před 4 lety

      Jascha Bull ... No its far fetched.

    • @Guest-xz1pl
      @Guest-xz1pl Před 4 lety

      @@AsadAli-jc5tg actually its not do some research idiot

  • @unknowngamer7325
    @unknowngamer7325 Před 7 lety +100

    but pulling away any of the stones will result in most dropping...

    • @masonheipel
      @masonheipel Před 7 lety +5

      Unknown Gamer I suspect this applies to the arch metaphor more than the video implies. e.g. wolves disappearing were bad but.. if elk disappeared so would wolves

    • @KainYusanagi
      @KainYusanagi Před 7 lety +11

      Unfortunately, that's the term that's been in use amongst scientific communities for decades. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_species and frankly, it DOES make sense. "While the keystone is under the least pressure of any of the stones in an arch, the arch still collapses without it."

    • @masonheipel
      @masonheipel Před 7 lety +5

      ***** Hm, that's an interesting point about the pressure. I suppose that's applicable. But then, it's also true that the keystone will fall if /any/ of the stones below it are removed. It's just that the pressure of those higher up make it harder to remove the lower stones. Lol. I think the metaphor is falling apart.

    • @asielsmith6007
      @asielsmith6007 Před 7 lety

      +Kain yusanagi Very good point

    • @KainYusanagi
      @KainYusanagi Před 7 lety +2

      Mason Heipel
      Well, if you think of it as a wide arch with big stones, sure. But imagine a tight one of small stones that are all near their crushing weight capacity, with only the keystone being large. Take out one of the smaller, different-sized stones in the arch, and it'll shift, but it won't fully collapse, either. It'll just list to the side, pressing down on the remainder of the stones on that side more and more as eventually other stones crack and shatter and fall out of the pile, until eventually the entire arch falls apart- unless more stones of any of the pre-existing types, including a re-introduction of the now-missing stone type are added to reinforce it. Sometimes it'll take many smaller stones (representing when a species' population explodes in an area to fill an ecological niche that is now empty, say due to overhunting) or other times just one single stone with some fresh mortar that needs a bit of time to cure, but is still stable as is(as when you reintroduce a species that had been extinct into the ecological framework that the arch- and the video- describes; takes a bit of time for a previously extinct population to return to a state of ecological equilibrium, after all).

  • @coldsobanoodle7407
    @coldsobanoodle7407 Před 7 lety +123

    Bring wolves back to the rest of America! It will help balance the deer population!

    • @coldsobanoodle7407
      @coldsobanoodle7407 Před 7 lety +9

      CokeOr Pepsi Well in cities the deer population isn't as rampant, in forested areas where we exterminated them the deer population is destructive. Then again wolves can be dangerous to humans, but since it balances out the ecology in areas where they used to exist I wouldn't mind them.

    • @CorwynGC
      @CorwynGC Před 7 lety +20

      Bring wolves back to the rest of America! It will help balance the human population!

    • @frankschneider6156
      @frankschneider6156 Před 7 lety +20

      Wolves are harmless to humans, they are actually usually pretty afraid of that naked ape (rightfully I'd say). And even if they would attack, a healthy human would rather kill the wolf than the other way around.
      If you want to be afraid of something then be afraid of bears. Without a high impact rifle you are dead if he is hungry or in a bad mood, or just wants to play with dead things and there is absolutely no defense whatsoever. So being afraid of wolves is like being afraid of a house cat but ignoring the hungry tiger behind you.

    • @coldsobanoodle7407
      @coldsobanoodle7407 Před 7 lety +8

      Frank Schneider True that but in a pack they are pretty fierce. That is if you threaten their territory. There have been attacks reported albeit very few, and most with rabies... Holy crap if we could use our current understanding of genetics to alter the genetic code of a wolf to give it a rabies resistance it would be pretty much safe.... Well we still have problems with wolves eating domestic pets... And small human children... Anyways that is just natural selection! If the parents don't give a crap the wolves get free food (9/10 wolves don't recommend humans for this brand is a choking hazard for small puppies human brand is not responsible for any deaths from choking on human bones.)

    • @coldsobanoodle7407
      @coldsobanoodle7407 Před 7 lety +2

      Oh and it is true that humans kill more wolves than humans. Look at Idaho. There are billboards for companies that have a bounty on wolves. Don't do that to the fluffy creatures that can't give a single crap about humans.

  • @skyr8449
    @skyr8449 Před 7 lety +24

    I think this host is starting to get a little bit better, it would be nice if they had started out with someone who is better at speaking, it really does have nothing to do with gender, there are plenty of crashcourse people who are female and nobody cares, but her voice acting has been pretty bad, although I do think it's getting a little better.

    • @Silverizael
      @Silverizael Před 7 lety +11

      "there are plenty of crashcourse people who are female and nobody cares"
      Which means you purposefully don't pay attention every time there is a new female host for any of the crashcourse or scishow shows. People always, always complain about a female host in the comments.

    • @BlackBobby69
      @BlackBobby69 Před 7 lety +1

      Hmm, strange. I can usually stomach her episodes since I found out that putting the video on 1.25 speed irons out some of her annoying pitch changes, but this particular video felt rather bad for me. I hope I'm wrong and she is indeed improving.

    • @xxXthekevXxx
      @xxXthekevXxx Před 7 lety

      "Keystone Spee-shees"

  • @quibily
    @quibily Před 7 lety +7

    Love videos like this! Conservationists should explain this in their anti-extinction media. That species going extinct do, in fact, affect us!

  • @xtvenom9266
    @xtvenom9266 Před 7 lety +27

    anybody else notice she jumps when she talks

  • @xvzw
    @xvzw Před 7 lety +5

    Why you keep vibrating while talking?

  • @798Muchoman
    @798Muchoman Před 7 lety +6

    I really don't like this new style of editing. The cuts have become just a bit tighter, making it so the last sounds of a sentence/take are chopped off. It creates a really awkward feeling when not paired with a fast-talking host, like Hank.
    She's a good host but the editing is bringing her down.

  • @Billnam691
    @Billnam691 Před 8 měsíci

    I think that Olivia adds something the others don't, she has that bounceness in her speech and her physical demeanor and for me it adds something that men don't often give, a different tone in her voice and that certain sort of excitement that only women can provide naturally, its a style that can make a story enjoyable and different, keep on going forward Olivia.

  • @frenchw1nter
    @frenchw1nter Před 7 lety +3

    Hot tip, SciShow team - the colours in the thumbnail of this video make it look slightly "greyed out", like the colour that video thumbnails go when you've already watched them (and the word "watched" normally appears along the bottom). I had to do a double-take when I saw this video in my sub box, because for a second it seemed like I had already watched it. Wouldn't want to miss a good SciShow video just because of the thumbnail colour! If you read this, I hope it helps. DFTBA. :)

  • @Sophistry0001
    @Sophistry0001 Před 7 lety +1

    By your definition, I think we could call humans a keystone species. For better or for worse, we have profound effects on the environment all over the world. We have a disproportionately large impact on the environment, our daily activities effects almost all other species, and a change in our numbers would have a cascading impact on the environment.

  • @Smartfunnyandlazy
    @Smartfunnyandlazy Před 7 lety +3

    Did this host kill your children? Then why all the hate? I seriously don't understand why I see insults to this person, who as far as I know, has done nothing wrong?

    • @frankschneider6156
      @frankschneider6156 Před 7 lety

      I just don't have enough evidence yet, but I am pretty sure she is the zodiac killer.

    • @dominicharris5851
      @dominicharris5851 Před 6 lety

      Because unfortunately there are too many basement dwelling individuals who only have the smallest connection with the real world. The mere idea of a FEMALE presenting a science show drives them to untold levels of madness.

  • @felixlagemann8109
    @felixlagemann8109 Před 7 lety +2

    she improved her presenting style a LOT. Applause!

  • @steveyd101
    @steveyd101 Před 7 lety +5

    first of all, the hunting that killed most of the wolves was done by the government not hunters. And that wasn't by gun, it was by poison. Also, do we consider people as a species in the food chain?

    • @hyrekandragon2665
      @hyrekandragon2665 Před 7 lety +3

      Yes homosapiens are in the food chain; they are at the very top of it in fact.

    • @MegaWolffreak22
      @MegaWolffreak22 Před 7 lety

      steveyd101 I'm not 100% sure but i don't think so.

    • @WTrewarthaJones
      @WTrewarthaJones Před 7 lety +1

      I'm not sure if they are in the food chain to be honest since the animals and plants consumed by humans are not the same species as they once were. I'm not sure of this, though, I don't know where domestic animals come in when it comes to the food chain.

    • @rolandngom5080
      @rolandngom5080 Před 7 lety

      William Trewartha-Jones homo sapiens are at the top of the food chain due to intelligence and technological advancements

    • @frankschneider6156
      @frankschneider6156 Před 7 lety

      +roland ngom
      try telling that to a bear in a bad mood if you encounter him in the wild without a gun.

  • @conlon4332
    @conlon4332 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Do we seriously only know how important a species is when we miss it? I thought science was more proactive than that these days.

  • @vaughnbocchino
    @vaughnbocchino Před 7 lety +34

    Always a fan of Olivia videos.

  • @phantasm1234
    @phantasm1234 Před 7 lety +2

    Do you think you could do a video on cerebral aneurysms? I had one rupture at 19 and I think it would be great for people to know about them!

  • @ellenjarrard7920
    @ellenjarrard7920 Před 7 lety +16

    Does it bother anyone else that they alternate between the long and short intro for every video? Just pick one, boi.

  • @PFgambit
    @PFgambit Před 7 lety +3

    Thanks for sharing the field of conservation biology!

  • @Niritus
    @Niritus Před 7 lety +3

    Hey SciShow! I really like your videos.
    Could you make a video about how MRI machines works? I'll really appreciate it.

  • @nillylikechill
    @nillylikechill Před 7 lety +1

    Don't hate the metaphor, that's why it's a metaphor. Additionally, being from Montana, we have learned a lot about the "wolves in Yellowstone" predicament. Not only has it affected the ecosystem within Yellowstone, but the surrounding area well, (i.e. Ranch land and national forest)

  • @PikaPetey
    @PikaPetey Před 7 lety +9

    Pikachu are keystone species

  • @channelfortheeveryman3139
    @channelfortheeveryman3139 Před 6 měsíci

    As someone has lived in the Caribbean, I can tell you that you left out an important detail in the parrot fish/coral reef debate. It’s shark hunting that is hurting the reefs. Sharks eat groupers. Groupers eat parrot fish. When there aren’t enough sharks, there are too many groupers eating parrot fish and this too few parrot fish. Parrot fish are not generally considered great eating-the people there fish them but not in great quantities.

  • @jeonghoonchoi5046
    @jeonghoonchoi5046 Před 4 lety +21

    Be honest
    Your science teacher forced you to watch this

  • @metro-_-281
    @metro-_-281 Před 7 měsíci

    nahh this is the best vid to explain keystone species

  • @aphrog649
    @aphrog649 Před 7 lety +2

    I love this host so much

    • @frankschneider6156
      @frankschneider6156 Před 7 lety +1

      +Friedrich Nietzsche
      You can't. You are dead and died in an asylum more than 100 years ago.

  • @44godson
    @44godson Před rokem

    Some will, or will never know how important keystone species affect us all. From predation all that way to how things are influenced by succession as well.

  • @TheJOVVA
    @TheJOVVA Před 7 lety +4

    Congratulations on yet another super interesting video! You are relatively new to SciShow, but your videos are top quality. Really good research and a strong presentation speed. Keep up the good work!

  • @adamb1367
    @adamb1367 Před 7 lety +2

    Forgot to mention salmon the ultimate keystone species

  • @rx3rotary
    @rx3rotary Před 7 lety +3

    I'm this close to unsubbing because Sci Show is not listening to it's viewers. Get rid of this boring, monotonous "presenter". No one can stand listening to her. Just look at each video where she's hosting vs when the other guys are hosting: She gets like 100x the number of dislikes. Your viewers are telling you she's crap, so either lose her or your viewers. Your Choice!

  • @FabledThunder
    @FabledThunder Před 7 lety +21

    Are humans keystone species?

    • @MegaWolffreak22
      @MegaWolffreak22 Před 7 lety +19

      ThunderGun2 No. If you take us out of the equasion of our ecosystem the ecosystem would even be better off. We have big influence, yes, but earth would he just fine without us.

    • @samgeorge4798
      @samgeorge4798 Před 7 lety +14

      ThunderGun2 not for eney specific ecosystem but there are many individual species need humans to live. like lice house cats and lots of bacteria

    • @MegaWolffreak22
      @MegaWolffreak22 Před 7 lety +7

      Sam George​ Lice can also live on other organisms and so can 99% of all Bacteria. Housecats (i have 2 myself) would learn to hunt in the wild again, so would dogs. All domesticated animals would just go back to their primal behaviour. So no we are not Keystones in any ecosystem. (I was also taught in class that domesticated animals are not really part of any ecosystem)

    • @paolajimenez651
      @paolajimenez651 Před 7 lety +13

      Humans would be the biggest keystone species, since we inhabit most of the world and influence practically everything

    • @smims4836
      @smims4836 Před 7 lety +16

      keystone species dont have to have a good impact, so...

  • @DarrenChen
    @DarrenChen Před 7 lety +3

    I really liked learning about the web of life ... can we get more episodes like this? Maybe about the Gaia theory or how public land management works? Thanks Olivia!

  • @jcortese3300
    @jcortese3300 Před 7 lety

    Almost her vantablack shirt, but not quite. :-)
    I think the whole thing is that there are arches on arches, in every conceivable direction. You remove one keystone, and that arch goes, then a species near the base of that arch may function as a keystone in another arch, and so on ...

  • @GPatriceW
    @GPatriceW Před 7 lety +7

    This is great, I love the content and the host!

  • @ryansfavoritesvandyke8005

    Those animals are not alone.
    Whales are key stone species too, by controling krill and other animal populations, without whales, the krill population can multiply out of control and even eat all the seaweed or other plant like species that other living things need to eat to survive. This may sound good to you, but not good for the ecosystem.

  • @RickySTT
    @RickySTT Před 7 lety

    Not only that, parrotfish are essential to tourist economies. All that white Caribbean beach sand is essentially parrotfish poop.

  • @nestorv7627
    @nestorv7627 Před 7 lety +3

    am I the only one scrolling down until finding Solid banana's comment?

    • @search895
      @search895 Před 7 lety

      NestorV S why there are people scrolling for solid banana's comment around my anus

  • @AlexBallMusic
    @AlexBallMusic Před 7 lety

    Interesting stuff - thanks SciShow.

  • @swaggervitamins
    @swaggervitamins Před 7 lety +3

    This is my favorite host. All are good but she seems more passionate

  • @Elfos64
    @Elfos64 Před 7 lety

    Everything is connected to everything else in some remote way or another, intelligence is about figuring out what those connections are.

  • @redracerb18
    @redracerb18 Před 7 lety +23

    Do a Tesla mini-series covering all his inventions and discoveries.
    this post will be posted on all future videos until we get the mini-series.

    • @2450logan
      @2450logan Před 7 lety +3

      Oh that sounds threatening trump might ban you for saying that

    • @redracerb18
      @redracerb18 Před 7 lety

      Epicmonk117 I prefer the term Revolutionary

    • @Epicmonk117
      @Epicmonk117 Před 7 lety +1

      redracerb18 The only thing revolutionary about him is how dicktatorially he's running the country. Just look at what he's doing:
      -EVERYTHING he's done has been through Executive Order, which COMPLETELY IGNORES the democratic process
      -He's not letting the government talk to the media
      -He fired the acting attorney general for not supporting his HIGHLY unconstitutional Muslim ban
      -He hasn't relinquished full control of his businesses, creating a conflict of interests

    • @redracerb18
      @redracerb18 Před 7 lety

      Epicmonk117 i wasn't talking about trump. can we just end any talk about trum before it gets out of hand.

    • @Epicmonk117
      @Epicmonk117 Před 7 lety

      redracerb18 I know the OP was about Tesla, but Logan brought up Trump, so I was taking the opportunity to bash Trump. From there, it's only hypothesis, but I thing you thought I was talking about Tesla when I was talking about Trump and then I thought you were talking about Trump when you were actually talking about Tesla. So yes, Tesla was a revolutionary, and yes, Trump is a dicktator (and yes, I intentionally added the K every time I spelled it).

  • @Jen-ss8mc
    @Jen-ss8mc Před 5 lety

    Animals are truly a blessing🙏

  • @KeystoneScience
    @KeystoneScience Před 7 lety +7

    Ahh, keystones xD

  • @redlinerer
    @redlinerer Před 7 lety +2

    yay :) I love good news

  • @ScopeofScience
    @ScopeofScience Před 7 lety +13

    Olivia, you're doing great - keep it up!
    On another note, I am a bit weary about the concept of a keystone species.. I mean, there are very few species that could be removed from an ecosystem without causing some larger cascade effect. Is there a statistical relationship that really shows there is a 'disproportionate' effect for these species considering their relative abundance? I'm skeptical, and I think I'm not alone. In fact, the Smithsonian published an article about this in the summer: www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/shrinking-keystone-180959748/
    Been thinking recently about making a video about it... thoughts anyone?

    • @MacCoalieCoalson
      @MacCoalieCoalson Před 6 lety

      The Scope of Science bees would collapse a significant amount of ecosystems.

  • @NafeeDoesStuff
    @NafeeDoesStuff Před 5 lety +1

    The narrator looks like how the media would portray a nerd

  • @merubindono
    @merubindono Před 6 lety +6

    *raises hand*
    Can humans be a keystone specie?

    • @Peusterokos1
      @Peusterokos1 Před 6 lety +1

      Tofu Kingpin yes and no.

    • @Woodledude
      @Woodledude Před 6 lety +5

      Humans absolutely have the power to be a keystone species - After all, we have the power to create vast artificial habitats. Whether we are, however, is debatable. Many animals thrive in cities, but equally, animals suffer from loss of habitat, pollution, and the like. If we allowed or even placed more plant life in cities and made them more accessible to animals, we would certainly become a vital keystone species. But, that's up to us to actually do.

    • @Mazaroth
      @Mazaroth Před 6 lety

      We are the sixth extinction cycle, the 7th will be our extinction.

    • @typacsk
      @typacsk Před 6 lety

      Yes. Although we've certainly had negative effects on many ecosystems, there are others (temperate forests in Eurasia, tallgrass prairie and I think terra preta in the Americas) that have adapted to benefit from our "management." For a more modern example, there are a lot of species--native and introduced--that live at high densities in human-altered agricultural or suburban areas: deer, corvids, blackbirds, mesopredators like skunks and raccoons...
      Now the big question: is this a good or a bad thing? I really don't know if there's an answer to that.

    • @Guest-xz1pl
      @Guest-xz1pl Před 4 lety +1

      @@typacsk no cause animals would be better without us. Look what we do is we destroy something then fix it. 90% of the time not fixing it. So isnt it better if we didn't destroy anything

  • @arietis2501
    @arietis2501 Před 7 lety +1

    Figured that the wolves of Yellowstone were going to be mentioned, but it was nice to learn about the other two :D
    Sad that I know who the host is based on the dislikes. Olivia isn't a bad host! Of course there's room for improvement, but she's newer to the team. The girl from Scishow Space improved a lot with practice in comparison to when she started. The other hosts have been doing this much longer. Keep up the good work, Olivia! :)

  • @rottenpoet6675
    @rottenpoet6675 Před 7 lety +11

    I love this woman :D if you dont like her it doesnt mean you have to give thumbs down...gave a like because of animals who keep the ecosystem going...unlike the humans who destroy everything...

  • @jnzkngs
    @jnzkngs Před 7 lety +2

    There are all kinds of urban and suburban ecosystems that have been missing the influence of wolves.

  • @ConiferGrower
    @ConiferGrower Před 7 lety +3

    That keystone species really tied the ecosystem together, did it not?

  • @abiku2923
    @abiku2923 Před 7 lety

    how much do you have to donate on patreon to have a question answered with an episode?

  • @professorwho6315
    @professorwho6315 Před 7 lety +4

    Am I the only one who likes Olivia? Damn there's so much hate for her here.

  • @loopslytle
    @loopslytle Před 7 lety

    Thanks Olivia.

  • @Humble_Merchant
    @Humble_Merchant Před 7 lety +3

    Stop with the unprofessional nose ring already!

  • @longmap1
    @longmap1 Před 7 lety +1

    Grass has a big big big impact...

  • @letopizdetz
    @letopizdetz Před 7 lety +3

    i really like the information this channel puts together but i honestly can't stand her voice, every other person you've had on was great but she just sounds like she's trying way too hard to sound quirky... and enunciates weird parts of a sentence.

  • @brygrisky5609
    @brygrisky5609 Před 7 lety

    Why does she do all the most interesting topics

  • @NukaEatsPepeni
    @NukaEatsPepeni Před 7 lety +2

    More videos on animals please!

  • @mangaluver1231
    @mangaluver1231 Před 7 lety +1

    Great job, Oliva! Keep up the good work!

  • @wtm7899ify
    @wtm7899ify Před 7 lety +3

    Great episode!

  • @tyrianagriffin1262
    @tyrianagriffin1262 Před 7 lety

    Literally have an exam on this tomorrow. Thanks so much.

  • @yoneey
    @yoneey Před 6 lety +1

    am i the only one noticing how she low jumps sometimes?

  • @Yashahiro_
    @Yashahiro_ Před 6 lety

    Aww Olivia Is so adorable

  • @edwardsleight8675
    @edwardsleight8675 Před 7 lety

    Best one she has done. Improvement.

  • @MrZooop
    @MrZooop Před 11 měsíci

    wolves weren't eliminated largely due to hunters. "By 1926, the last wolf pack had been killed in Yellowstone by park employees as part of the policy of the time to eliminate all predators." the park was doing it! science, not politics.

  • @peterdalton7959
    @peterdalton7959 Před 7 lety

    Mr Picky, You can't build a stone arch without a keystone .You will not find an ecosystem without a keystone species.The question is which came first the chicken or the egg

  • @fredericsauriol3594
    @fredericsauriol3594 Před 5 lety

    loved your show, great

  • @sandro5535
    @sandro5535 Před 2 lety +1

    Are top predators always key stone species?

  • @DrakeCaesar
    @DrakeCaesar Před 7 lety +1

    Any idea why the ratio of likes and dislikes is 9:1 ? There's a lot of dislikes

    • @holdenmcgroin9687
      @holdenmcgroin9687 Před 7 lety

      Boys will be boy. Some have very fragile egos and feel the need to tear down smart gals. It's nothing new.
      James Watson, Frances Crick and Maurice Wilkins teamed up against Rosalind Franklin, stole her work and passed it off as their own. Same goes for Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace.... and Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner... and Vasily Petrenko and Sarah Alexander... and Henry George and Elizabeth Magie... and Martha Coston.... and Judy Malloy... and Margaret Knight... and Candace Pert. Women often have to work twice as hard to get just as far. Personally I like brilliant women. I married one.

  • @Pou1gie1
    @Pou1gie1 Před rokem

    They actually gave 4 keystone species (not 3): Wolf, beaver, elephant, and parrot fish.

  • @WorldChampInfinity
    @WorldChampInfinity Před 7 lety +1

    Olivia makes the same 'uh' sound at the end of every sentence. Once I noticed it I couldn't unhear it.

  • @user-hu7ix5xc8q
    @user-hu7ix5xc8q Před 11 měsíci

    We are also a keystone. Our behavior influences on many species to every direction changing the status of them forever. So adjusting human population to a moderate degree becomes very important task. So there comes more important keystone reintroduced on stage than we are, in terms of balancing the ecological system, mosquito. Therefore mosquito should be the most important keystone in nature. We should concede our throne to mosquito.

  • @colinp2238
    @colinp2238 Před 6 lety

    The plural of reef is reefs not reeves. Reeve was an Anglo-Saxon law keeper that was the root of the term sheriff - shire reeve where shire means county.

  • @hoodlumrapter5144
    @hoodlumrapter5144 Před 7 lety

    i imagine a conversation about that 3 frogs in a pile of dung thing:
    John- I discovered frogs!!!
    bill_ realy?
    john- yeah in the same place!
    bill- where?
    john uhh
    bill- john
    john a pile of elephant shit
    bill-*leaves room*