Browse biomimicry

Cooperate and compete

Between (eco)systems (1)
Between different species (30)
Within a (eco)system (17)
Within the same species (16)

Coordinate

Activities (22)
Groups (self-organize) (17)
Systems (3)

Provide ecosystem services

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)

Elevated rings increase diversity: seaside arrowgrass

Pattern diversity: forest floor

Multifunctional integration is remedy for architecture: ecosystems

Shrub maintains biodiversity: Banksia

Food web complexity increases along gradient: dune ecosystem

Maintaining genetic and species diversity: black mustard

Native plants persist in changing conditions: wetland ecosystems

Ecosystem has long-term sustainability: dehesa ecosystem

Natural disturbances enhance heterogeneity: forest ecosystems

Enhancing species richness: beavers

Stream community depends on ecosystem engineers: sediment-processing fish

Estuaries rely on ecosystem engineers: diatoms

Disturbances help maintain diversity: western hemlock-Sitka spruce forests

Tussocks enhance species diversity: upright sedges

Environmental disturbance promotes diversity: wet prairie ecosystem

Disturbances maintain habitat: Scandinavian heath and beech forests

Seed dispersal aids recovery from disturbance: tropical rain forests

Disturbances maintain heterogeneity: Great Plains mesic grasslands

Ecosystems recover from disturbances: riparian habitat

Ecosystems have stability and resiliency: savannas

Ecosystems have stability and biodiversity: savannas

Mounds increase diversity: mound-building termites

Microtopographic relief fosters diversity: wetland ecosystems

Nature maintains biodiversity: ecosystems

Pit-and-mound topography fosters biodiversity: Douglas fir forests

Fallen trees stabilize, enrich soil: Douglas fir forests

Canopies enhance species diversity: wetland ecosystems

Species diversity maintains grasslands: Tanzania's Serengeti Plain

Stream remodeling alters ecosystems: American beaver

Predatory fish maintain ecosystem functions: lake ecosystem

Tree and grass savanna maintains equilibrium: Transvaal savanna

Fungal root-rot renews forest: mountain hemlock forests

Fruiting tree holds key role in forest: Caesaria tree

Diversity creates long-term stability: prairie grassland

Varied landscapes increase population stability: ecosystems

Excavating behavior increases ecosystem biodiversity: red grouper

Microbial biodiversity maintained: heather moorland

Mounds maximize ecosystem productivity: Odontotermes termites