The community structure could turn around: Wiping out a species of mosquito could leave a predator without prey, or a plant without a pollinator.
The distribution and abundance of other species could change. The number of migratory birds that nest in the tundra could drop by more than 50%
Some species could go extinct, p.e. the mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), a specialized predator — so effective at killing mosquitoes that it is stocked in rice fields and swimming pools as pest control. And the loss of these or other fish could have major effects up and down the food chain.
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