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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)
- Ecosystem demonstrates sustainability: prairie
- Teeth scrape and grind to break down coral: parrotfish
- Nurse logs provide new habitat: western hemlock
- Insects digest fecal waste: dung beetles
- Insects cycle nutrients: periodic cicadas
- Native plants persist in changing conditions: wetland ecosystems
- Natural disturbances enhance heterogeneity: forest ecosystems
- Fallen trees stabilize, enrich soil: Douglas fir forests
- Microbial biodiversity maintained: heather moorland
- Foraging aids revegetation: greater bilby
- Mounds maximize ecosystem productivity: Odontotermes termites
