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Biogeochemical
The cycling chemical elements and compounds between living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Nitrification
Ammonium salts to Nitrites and then to nitrates
Denitrification
The loss or removal of nitrogen compounds usually into the air
Nitrogen Fixation
The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into a combined form
Nitrate
A fertilizing compound - NO3
Nitrite
a salt or ester of nitrous acid - NO2
Ammonia
A colorless gas or liquid (toxic) - NH4
Amine
Basic organic compound from NH4 (-NH3)
Protoplasm
Decomposition products release NH4
Leaching
Causes Eutrophication by putting Nitrates and Nitrites into the water.
Sedimentary rock
Ground water leaches from this.
Limestone
Ground water leaches from this.
Igneous Rock
Ground water leaches from this.
/Rhizobium/
A terrestrial bacteria that fixes Nitrogen
/Azotobacter/
An aquatic bacteria that fixes Nitrogen
/Clostridium/
...
/Anabaena/
A blue-green algea that fixes Nitrogen
/Nitrosomonas/
Ammonia oxidizing bacteria
/Nitrobacter/
Ammonium removal, oxidation of nitrite ions.
Heterocyst
Specialized nitrogen-fixing cells formed during nitrogen starvation in cyanobacteria
Heterotrophic bacteria
Use carbon-containing compounds
Deamination
Removal of an amine group
Anaerobic
Without oxygen
Aerobic
with oxygen
William M. Lewis
Noted NO3 is limiting in Tropic lakes
Plankton
?
Plankter
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Phytoplankton
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Zooplankton
?
Meiofauna
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Bacterioplankton
?
Hensen
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Prokaryote
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Cyclomorphosis
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Endemism
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Endemic
Native to certain area
Cosmopolitan
World-Wide
Spore
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Ephippia, sing, ephippium
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Trophic
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Brooks and Dodson, 1974
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Cyanobacteria
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Blue-green algea
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Cyanophyceae
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/Daphnia/
?
/Bosmina longirostris/
?
Mixotrophic
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Diatom
?
Secondary compound
?
Periphyton
?
Epilithic
?
Epiphytic
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Epipelic
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Net plankton
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Nanoplankton
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Microplankton
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Picoplankton
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Epizoic
?
Epipsammic
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Psammon
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Ametabolous
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Hemimetabolous
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Holometabolous
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Nymph
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Larva
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Top - down control
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Bottom - up control
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Chondrichthyes
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Osteichthyes
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Teleost
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Anoxia, anoxic
?
Fossil water
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Peacock Bass
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Nile Perch
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