biogeochemical
- adjective
- /ˌbaɪoʊdʒiˈoʊkɛmɪkəl/
- Specialized
- Human-induced changes have overwhelmed the natural biogeochemical cycle of trace elements in many ecosystems.
- biogeochemical cycle
- biogeochemical cycling
- biogeochemical processes
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Watch on YouTubeAnd that's part of this, what we call the biogeochemical pump cycling of material in the ocean.
- And that's part of this, what we call the biogeochemical pump cycling of material in the ocean.
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The various biogeochemical processes help recycle nutrients and support life in various ecosystems.
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Alternating aerobic and anaerobic segments affect numerous biogeochemical cycles at the network scale, of which carbon and nitrogen are especially notable.
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And that's part of this, what we call the biogeochemical pump cycling of material in the ocean.
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Lawns can have beneficial social and biogeochemical functions in urban areas.
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His research interests relate to marine plankton, biogeochemical cycles, and climate.
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Green and blue water reservoirs are the staging ground for many biogeochemical processes that are fundamental for life on Earth.
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The preeminent feature of the Anthropocene era is that human activities have become a geophysical and biogeochemical force that rivals natural processes.
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Autotrophic production of organic carbon and its subsequent heterotrophic transformations drive biogeochemical reactions and influence species abundance and diversity in all ecosystems.
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First, the cumulative loads on Earth's biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems could exceed natural assimilative capacities.
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The importance of bacterioplankton and sediment bacteria in biogeochemical cycles of freshwater ecosystems is well known (Peterson et al. 2001).
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Biogeochemical is built from bio- 'life', geo- 'earth', and chemical 'substance', like in biology, geography, and chemistry. So biogeochemical describes how chemicals move between living things and the earth and how they affect each other.