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Preferred term

mineralization

Definition

[Henderson's] n. breakdown of organic matter into inorganic compounds, carried out chieﬂy by decomposer microorganisms. For carbon it occurs chieﬂy during respiration, when carbon dioxide is returned to the environment.

Broader concept

biogeochemical process

Narrower concepts

carbon mineralization
mineralisation of soil organic residue
nitrogen mineralization

Note

[controlled by ] Staszewski 08.06.2013

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20957

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 12/18/18

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