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Availability Main Components Required Sustainability Ecosystem:  Energy Sunlight

Three main components for ecosystem sustainability are energy availability (sunlight), nutrient availability (recycled by saprotrophs), and waste recycling (by bacteria).

Three main components for ecosystem sustainability are energy availability (initially from sunlight), nutrient availability (recycled by saprotrophs), and waste recycling (by bacteria detoxifying harmful byproducts).

Front 3 main components required for sustainability in an ecosystem: 
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Energy availability – sunlight is initial energy 
Nutrient availability – saprotrophs recycle inorganic nutrients within an environment
Recycling of wastes – bacteria detoxifies harmful waste byproducts (e.g. denitrifying Nitrosomonas)

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