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Preferred term

process

Definition

[REX] A phenomenon by which change takes place in a system. In physiological systems, a process may be chemical, physical or both. , "This term contains dynamic development and cycling of elements in a controlled way driven by biology or environmental conditions (e.g. NT growth, decomposition, nitrogen cycling)

Broader concept

entity

Narrower concepts

biogeochemical process
biological process
water cycle

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

Editorial note

Property is a property of a system

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20948

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 1/13/23

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