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Understanding Ecosystem Material Cycles by Praful Kakde is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document provides an overview of material cycles within ecosystems. It discusses the carbon cycle and nitrogen cycle in 3 paragraphs. The carbon cycle involves CO2 being absorbed by plants during photosynthesis and released back into the atmosphere through respiration and decomposition. The nitrogen cycle involves nitrogen fixation by lightning, bacteria and plants, which convert nitrogen into biologically usable forms that can then be absorbed by plants and enter the food chain. Nitrogen is later conv
- Author
- Praful Kakde
- Language
- EN