What is considered as the rivet in the ‘Rivet popper hypothesis’?

What is considered as the rivet in the ‘Rivet popper hypothesis’? Correct Answer Species

Paul Ehrlich, a Stanford ecologist gave the ‘Rivet popper hypothesis’. In this hypothesis, he considered species as a rivet. This hypothesis provides a perspective on what might happen if a few species of the planet are extinct.

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Who gave the ‘Rivet popper hypothesis’?
When the axis of load lies in the plane of rivet group, then the most heavily loaded rivet will be the one which (where, Fa is the load shared by each rivet due to axial load and Fm is the shearing load due to moment in any rivet.)