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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Nitrogen Cycle
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Ciclo del Nitrógeno
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Ciclo do Nitrogênio
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Synonyms English:
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Cycle, Nitrogen
Cycles, Nitrogen
Nitrogen Cycles
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Tree Number:
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G02.111.587
G02.607.560
G16.500.768
SP4.011.097.021.194.650
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Definition English:
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The circulation of nitrogen in nature, consisting of a cycle of biochemical reactions in which atmospheric nitrogen is compounded, dissolved in rain, and deposited in the soil, where it is assimilated and metabolized by animals, plants, bacteria, and fungi, eventually returning to the atmosphere by bacterial decomposition of organic matter. |
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See Related English:
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Nitration
Nitrogenous Deoxygenation
Soil Biology
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History Note English:
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2011
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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54312
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Unique Identifier:
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D058458
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Similar:
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DeCS
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