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Communities recover from floodsriparian habitat
Riparian systems recover from floods by having plant communities that are adapted to the disturbances.
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Native plants persist in changing conditionswetland ecosystems
Some native plant species in wetlands have long-term persistence despite fluctuating water levels because they have long-lived seeds deposited in the soil seed bank.
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Disturbances maintain habitatScandinavian heath and beech forests
Scandinavian subalpine and alpine habitats are maintained when they continue to experience pulsed disturbances.
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Communities develop and changeriparian habitat
Riparian communities form through a succession of colonizers.
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Microtopographic relief fosters diversitywetland ecosystems
Wetlands create diversity by having microtopographic relief that creates microhabitats for plants and animals.
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Species richness helps system respond to disturbanceecosystems
Ecosystems survive biotic and abiotic disturbances by having multiple species that respond in different ways.
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Estuaries rely on ecosystem engineersdiatoms
Estuarine ecosystems rely on diatoms because they act as ecosystem engineers by binding sand to stabilize the environment.
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Canopies enhance species diversitywetland ecosystems
Different kinds of plant canopies in wetlands enable great species diversity by providing a variety of microenvironments.
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Varied landscapes increase population stabilityecosystems
Landscapes with diverse topography and habitat types encourage population stability in butterflies, likely from greater availability of resources and microclimates.
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Calming coastal watersred mangrove
Roots of red mangrove forests protect coastal shorelines by absorbing energy from waves.
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Stabilizing loose sandspiders
Some spiders stabilize loose sand in their burrows using silk.
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Foraging aids revegetationgreater bilby
The foraging behavior of bilbies helps revegetate arid landscapes by creating pits that naturally catch plant matter, seeds, and nutrients.
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Habitat regulates water flowspeatlands
Peatlands regulate water flows because they lack topographic relief and well-defined channels, and have shallow water tables.
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Hydroskeleton changes shaperibbon worms
The movement of ribbon worms is governed by the fiber arrangement of their hydrostatic skeleton.
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Seeds float to the best conditionsred mangrove
Seeds of mangroves find optimal conditions by reacting to time passage and light conditions.
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Flotation in turbulent watersHeteropterid bugs
Water insects maintain flotation in turbulent waters thanks to an undersurface coating of water-repellent hairs.
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Pulled support stalks experience lower stress forces
Long and skinny support stalks (stipe) of seaweed experience lower stress forces when pulled rather than bent.
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Seeds survive various conditionsmangroves
Some species of mangrove seedlings enhance their chances of survival due to several characteristics: sharp spikes stick in the ground, photosynthesizing stem, and adaptations for both salty and fresh water.
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Siphuncle Controls Buoyancynautilus
The siphuncle of nautiloids controls buoyancy by active transport of ions and osmosis between the siphuncle and shell chamber.