2.nutrient- any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis substance- a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man" ...
(a continuation of theKuroshiofrom Japan) causes an outland transport of water andcombineswith a compensating nutrient-rich current along the California coast to make this area highly productive. The same situation exists along the west coast of southern Africa, which is influenced by theBenguela ...
1.The chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism that are necessary for the maintenance of life. In metabolism some substances are broken down to yield energy for vital processes while other substances, necessary for life, are synthesized. ...
which includes all the open waters beyond the continental shelf. The high nutrient levels of the neritic province—resulting from dissolved materials in riverine runoff—distinguish this province from the oceanic. The upper portion of both the neritic and oceanic waters—theepipelagic zone—is where ...
Additionally, the entire biosphere is reliant on the sediments produced by weathering of the geosphere. These sediments provide the matrix for nutrient-dense soil, which is necessary for vegetation to grow, which in turn feeds other organisms. Earth's four spheres, the geosphere, hydrosphere, ...
The field of microbiome research has evolved rapidly over the past few decades and has become a topic of great scientific and public interest. As a result of this rapid growth in interest covering different fields, we are lacking a clear commonly agreed definition of the term “microbiome.” ...
• In fact, many of the occasional desert rainfalls are very light and incapable of any serious erosion.• Although the increase in rainfall would aid irrigation, it would add to the problems of soil erosion and nutrient leaching.• Except in regions of very low rainfall April should be...
24 hour sleep-wake cycle 24-hour urine 24-hour virus 24-hr dietary recall 24Na 25-hydroxycholecalciferol 25-hydroxycholecalciferol 1alpha-hydroxylase 25-hydroxyergocalciferol 25-hydroxy-vitamin D 2-deoxy-d-glucose 2DTF 2-enoyl-CoA reductase ...
" La Niña is the name given to the large-scale cooling of sea surface temperatures across the central and equatorialPacific Ocean. It is one part of the larger and naturally occurring ocean-atmosphere phenomenon known as theEl Niño/Southern OscillationorENSO(pronounced "en-so") cycle. La...
20-30 mcm in diameter, and may have no zones of surface growth. Ureaplasma hydrolyze urea with production of ammonia, and are found in the human genitourinary tract, occasionally in the pharynx and rectum. In males, they are associated with nongonococcal urethritis and prostatitis; in female...