Nutrient cycling
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Where is nitrogen stored?
95% is in the Earth's crust, mantle, and core
of the 5% remaining, 49% in organic matter, 49% in atmosphere as N2, 1% in biomass
of the 5% remaining, 49% in organic matter, 49% in atmosphere as N2, 1% in biomass
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How do materials move between reservoirs
Bacterial action in many forms
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Nitrogen fixation
Converting atmospheric N2 to biologically available forms of nitrate and ammonium (certain bacteria)
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Why can only a few organisms convert Nitrogen?
Breaking N2 requires lots of energy
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How much have humans affected the changing of the cycling of nutrients
Humans have doubled nitrogen in the biosphere
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What are some consequences of human nitrogen fixation
Too many nutrients leads to eutrophication (excessive plant growth like algae)
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Denitrification
Loss of nitrate back to atmosphere (usually N2, sometimes N2O)
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Where is nutrients stored in the phosphorus cycle
Lithosphere, water
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How do materials move between reservoirs (phosphorus cycle)
No gaseous form, only cycles locally
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How does phosphorus act in ecosystems
Decreases terrestrial diversity, causes eutrophication in aquatic systems
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Prairie strips
Strips of perennial vegetation in agriculture fields, reduce phosphorus and nitrogen export by over 80%
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Where is nutrient stored in the carbon cycle
Ocean, soil, atmosphere
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How do materials in the carbon cycle move between reservoirs?
Photosynthesis, respiration
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How are humans affecting the cycling of nutrients in the carbon cycle
mining sequestered carbon and burning to fuel activities, deforestation, cultivating soil
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Global climate change
Increases in greenhouse gasses cause increases in global temp
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