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biogeochemical

biogeochemical

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Relating to the movement of chemicals between living things and the environment
  • adjective
  • /ˌbaɪoʊdʒiˈoʊkɛmɪkəl/
  • Specialized
: biogeoquímico
  • Human-induced changes have overwhelmed the natural biogeochemical cycle of trace elements in many ecosystems.
  • biogeochemical cycle
  • biogeochemical cycling
  • biogeochemical processes

And that's part of this, what we call the biogeochemical pump cycling of material in the ocean.

Examples

  • The various biogeochemical processes help recycle nutrients and support life in various ecosystems.

  • Alternating aerobic and anaerobic segments affect numerous biogeochemical cycles at the network scale, of which carbon and nitrogen are especially notable.

    Academic text (2010)
  • And that's part of this, what we call the biogeochemical pump cycling of material in the ocean.

  • Lawns can have beneficial social and biogeochemical functions in urban areas.

    Academic text (2008)
  • His research interests relate to marine plankton, biogeochemical cycles, and climate.

    Blog text (19)
  • Green and blue water reservoirs are the staging ground for many biogeochemical processes that are fundamental for life on Earth.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The preeminent feature of the Anthropocene era is that human activities have become a geophysical and biogeochemical force that rivals natural processes.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Autotrophic production of organic carbon and its subsequent heterotrophic transformations drive biogeochemical reactions and influence species abundance and diversity in all ecosystems.

    Academic text (1999)
  • First, the cumulative loads on Earth's biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems could exceed natural assimilative capacities.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The importance of bacterioplankton and sediment bacteria in biogeochemical cycles of freshwater ecosystems is well known (Peterson et al. 2001).

    Academic text (2008)

Surface Forms

biogeochemical positive

Morphology

biogeochemical = chemical (semi-transparent) = bio + geo + chemical

The components bio- and geo- plus chemical are recognizable, but the term has a specialized technical sense that is not fully predictable from the parts alone.

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.