Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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The differences and similarities in nitrogen and sulfur cycle.
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The energy that flows through the ecosystem is dissipated as heat, but the chemical elements get recycled. The biogeochemical cycles involve the transfer of an element or a compound, such as water, between various living and nonliving forms in the biosphere. The important biogeochemical cycles of the earth are carbon, hydrological, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus cycles.
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