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Carbon cycle – units = Gt C = 10 15 g C. Carbon dioxide. 1. 2. 3. Pathways of Nitrogen. Denitrification Via NO, N 2 O. N 2 Molecular Nitrogen. Nitrogen Fixing. NH 4 + Ammonium ion / Ammonia. NO 2 -1 Nitrite. Nitrification. Nitrification. Denitrification. Ammonification.
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Carbon dioxide 1 2 3
Pathways of Nitrogen Denitrification Via NO, N2O N2 Molecular Nitrogen Nitrogen Fixing NH4+ Ammonium ion / Ammonia NO2-1 Nitrite Nitrification Nitrification Denitrification Ammonification Amino Acids Organic Nitrogen Assimilation NO3-1 Nitrate Assimilation
Nitrogen Fixing Denitrification Via NO, N2O N2 Molecular Nitrogen Nitrogen Fixing NH4+ Ammonium ion / Ammonia NO2-1 Nitrite Nitrification Nitrification Denitrification Ammonification Amino Acids Organic Nitrogen Incorporation NO3-1 Nitrate Assimilation
Nitrification Denitrification Via NO, N2O N2 Molecular Nitrogen Nitrogen Fixing NH4+ Ammonium ion / Ammonia NO2-1 Nitrite Nitrification Nitrification Denitrification Ammonification Amino Acids Organic Nitrogen Incorporation NO3-1 Nitrate Assimilation
Nitrification • NO2-1 -> NO3-1 and NH4+ -> NO2-1 • Oxidizing nitrogen • Nitrosomonas and Nitrococcus
Incorporation/Assimilation Denitrification Via NO, N2O N2 Molecular Nitrogen Nitrogen Fixing NH4+ Ammonium ion / Ammonia NO2-1 Nitrite Nitrification Nitrification Denitrification Ammonification Amino Acids Organic Nitrogen Assimilation NO3-1 Nitrate Assimilation
Ammonification Denitrification Via NO, N2O N2 Molecular Nitrogen Nitrogen Fixing NH4+ Ammonium ion / Ammonia NO2-1 Nitrite Nitrification Nitrification Denitrification Ammonification Amino Acids Organic Nitrogen Incorporation NO3-1 Nitrate Assimilation
Denitrification Denitrification Via NO, N2O N2 Molecular Nitrogen Nitrogen Fixing NH4+ Ammonium ion / Ammonia NO2-1 Nitrite Nitrification Nitrification Denitrification Ammonification Amino Acids Organic Nitrogen Incorporation NO3-1 Nitrate Assimilation
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