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Biological control of populations, pests, diseases (15)
Control erosion and sediment (13)
Cycle nutrients (23)
Detoxification/purification of air/water/waste (5)
Disperse seeds (27)
Generate soil/renew fertility (11)
Maintain biodiversity (38)
Pollinate (8)
Regulate atmospheric composition (1)
Regulate climate (4)
Regulate habitat response to disturbance (29)
Regulate hydrological flows (5)
Regulate water storage (6)
- Calming coastal waters: red mangrove
- Multiple organisms strip nutrients: forests
- Root systems control erosion: vascular plants
- Ecosystem demonstrates sustainability: prairie
- Reefs protect shorelines: sand tube
- Estuaries rely on ecosystem engineers: diatoms
- Mounds increase diversity: mound-building termites
- Fallen trees stabilize, enrich soil: Douglas fir forests
- Stream remodeling alters ecosystems: American beaver
- Stabilizing loose sand: spiders
- Excavating behavior increases ecosystem biodiversity: red grouper
- Foraging aids revegetation: greater bilby
- Biopolymer secretions serve numerous life-supporting functions: Everglades periphyton communities
