The Nitrogen Cycle Let’s begin our discussion of the N cycle in a typical grain crop rotation (corn, wheat, double-crop beans) by considering the plant residue left on the field surface after harvest.

Ecological Implications of Human Alterations to the Nitrogen Cycle Many human activities have ... can leach out of the soil, enter streams and rivers, and ultimately make its way into our drinking ...

This is when bacteria in the soil convert the nitrate back into nitrogen gas which then gets released back into the atmosphere.

By not tilling the soil and disrupting the world of the soil microbiome, organisms are able to do their job of capturing ...

Modelling soil carbon and nitrogen cycles during land use change ... Terrestrial sedimentation and the carbon cycle: Coupling weathering and erosion to carbon burial. Global Biogeochemical ...

Nitrogen gas makes up 78% of Earth’s atmosphere ... which moves the mineral from an area of low concentration in the soil to an area of high concentration, against a concentration gradient ...