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Biogeochemical cycle
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connect biological, geological, and chemical aspects of the biosphere
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evaporation
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water changing from liquid to gas
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transpiration
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water evaporating from leaves
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nutrient
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all chemicals substances that an organism needs to sustain life
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nitrogen fixation
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conversion of nitrogen into ammonia
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dennitrification
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conversion of nitrates into nitrogen
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primary productivity
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the rate at which organic matter is created by producers
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limiting nutrient
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when an ecosystem is limited by a single nutrient that is scarce or cycles very slowly
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algal bloom
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where runoff or some form of excess of a limiting nutrient in an aquatic area the result is algal bloom
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