Preferred Label : nitrogen cycle;
MeSH definition : 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 bacteria and plants, eventually returning
to the atmosphere by bacterial decomposition of organic matter.; 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.;
MeSH synonym : cycle, nitrogen; nitrogen cycles;
CISMeF synonym : cycles, nitrogen;
DeCS synonym : Nitrogen Mineralization;
Origin ID : D058458;
UMLS CUI : C2936397;
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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 bacteria and plants, eventually returning
to the atmosphere by bacterial decomposition of organic matter.
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.
