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Aquatic fungi are crucial in ecosystems as resources for higher trophic levels, as parasites that control animal and plant populations, and as decomposers and pathogens that control carbon and nutrient cycling. Aquatic fungi thereby contribute to all four categories of ecosystem services:

Regulating services, like leaf litter decomposition and the self-cleaning capacity of ecosystems;
Supporting services, like nutrient cycling and bioindicators of environmental conditions.
Provisioning services, notably metabolites and clean water.
Cultural services, particularly educational and inspirational values.

Regulating services, like leaf litter decomposition and the self-cleaning capacity of ecosystems;

Supporting services, like nutrient cycling and bioindicators of environmental conditions.

Provisioning services, notably metabolites and clean water.

Cultural services, particularly educational and inspirational values.