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NALT Full

Preferred term

nitrogen cycle

Type

Topic

Definition

The sequence of biochemical changes undergone by nitrogen, wherein it is used by a living organism, liberated upon the death and decomposition of the organism and converted to its original state of oxidation.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

biogeochemical cycles

Related concepts

nitrifying bacteria

Synonyms

nitrogen cycling

In other languages

ciclo del nitrógeno

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/86995

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