EnvThes
type: ConceptScheme

nitrogen cycling
type: Concept

deprecated concept
type: Concept

nitrogen cycling
type: Concept
in scheme: EnvThes
note: [controlled by ] Tomas Staszevski , 2013-06-08" , "[source of definition ] http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
is replaced by: nitrogen cycling
scope note: US LTER controlled vocabulary
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: deprecated concept
deprecated: true