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Preferred term

biogeochemical process

Is replaced by

biogeochemical process

Definition

closed cycle described by elements found in living material, such as carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur, as they pass from within organisms (biotic phase) into the non-living environment (abiotic phase) and back again. alt. nutrient cycle.

Broader concept

deprecated concept

Narrower concepts

soil nitrate leaching

Entry terms

biogeochemical processes

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_658

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 3/21/22

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