Descriptor in English: | Nitrogen Cycle |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Ciclo del Nitrógeno |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Ciclo do Nitrogênio |
Descriptor in French: | Cycle de l'azote |
Entry term(s): |
Cycle, Nitrogen Cycles, Nitrogen Nitrogen Cycles |
Tree number(s): |
G02.111.587 G02.607.560 G16.500.768 SP4.097.021.194.650 |
Scope note: | 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. |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
DE drug effects GE genetics IM immunology PH physiology RE radiation effects |
History Note: | 2011 |
See also the descriptors: |
Nitration
DeCS Nitrogenous Deoxygenation DeCS Soil Biology DeCS |
DeCS UI: | 54312 |
Descriptor UI: | D058458 |
Date Established: | 2011/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 2010/06/25 |
Revision Date: | 2016/06/23 |
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PUBLIC HEALTH
Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health
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Nitrogen Cycle
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Concept UI |
M0542469 |
Scope note | 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. |
Preferred term | Nitrogen Cycle |
Entry term(s) |
Cycle, Nitrogen Cycles, Nitrogen Nitrogen Cycles |
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