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Preferred term

mineralization

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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

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/USLterCV_341

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