the circulation of carbon by the metabolic processes of living organisms in anECOSYSTEMso that it always returns to an arbitrary starting point. Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005 ...
(Biology) the natural circulation of nitrogen by living organisms. Nitrates in the soil, derived from dead organic matter by bacterial action, are absorbed and synthesized into complex organic compounds by plants and reduced to nitrates again when the plants and the animals feeding on them die and...
The trophic biology of the holothurian Molpadia musculus: implications for organic matter cycling and ecosystem functioning in a deep submarine canyon. Biogeosciences 7, 1-14.Amaro T, Bianchelli S, Billett DSM, Cunha MR, Pusceddu A, et al. The trophic biology of the holothurian Molpadia ...
Explain the major global biogeochemical cycles by providing each cycle and definition. How does HR+ affect breast cancer in cell biology? How can stem cells be used therapeutically? What are three ways in which humans affect the carbon cycle? Explain. What are the biological impacts of these ac...
development are unimaginable without the available information on previously experienced states [5]. The physical basis of a system memory is closely related to real-time holographic mechanisms that are basic for any CAS. These poorly understood mechanisms that imply the wave-wave and wave-matte...
In subject area: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology Biogeochemical cycling, including primary production (photosynthesis), nutrient and water cycling, and materials decomposition, and the flow, storage, and transformation of materials and energy through an ecosystem, including through food web pro...
Degradation of the recalcitrant polyphenolic plant residue lignin is a bottleneck of element turnover in terrestrial ecosystems. Consequently, there is a great interest to understand underlying mechanisms and dynamics, considering the possible ecological roles of soils as sinks or sources of carbon dioxide...
Definition Chapters and Articles Related Terms Recommended Publications Chapters and Articles You might find these chapters and articles relevant to this topic. Chapter Carbon Relations, the Role in Plant Diversification of Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology Reference work2016, Encyclopedia of Evolutionary ...
refractory nature of the organic matter produced and retained in mangroves can slow the recycling of nutrients, particularly of nitrogen (N)3,6. Nitrogen limitation in such systems may be overcome by microbial dinitrogen (N2) fixation when combined with high rates of bioturbation by macrofauna7,8...
Landfills generate outsized environmental footprints due to microbial degradation of organic matter in municipal solid waste, which produces the potent greenhouse gas methane. With global solid waste production predicted to increase substantially in the next few decades, there is a pressing need to bette...