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Preferred term

nitrogen cycling

Definition

The circulation of nitrogen in nature, consisting of a cycle of chemical reactions in which atmospheric nitrogen is compounded, dissolved in rain, and deposited in the soil, where it is assimilated and metabolized by bacteria and plants, eventually returning to the atmosphere by bacterial decomposition of organic matter.

Broader concept

nutrient cycling

Narrower concepts

biological nitrogen fixation
denitrification
nitrate reduction
nitrate uptake
nitrification
nitrogen fixation
nitrogen leaching
nitrogen limitation
nitrogen removal
nitrogen retention
nitrogen saturation

Note

[source of definition ] http://www.thefreedictionary.com/" , "[controlled by ] Tomas Staszevski , 2013-06-08

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20961

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 2/14/19

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