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biogeochemical cycle

Owned by Dennis Daggett (Deactivated)
2018-02-16
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The cycling of chemicals or nutrients between abiotic and biotic sectors of the biosphere; a circuit or pathway by which a chemical element or molecule moves through both biotic ("bio-") and abiotic ("geo-") parts of an ecosystem. Elements involved in biogeochemical cycles include carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus.

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