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biogeochemical cycle (s) (noun), biogeochemical cycles (pl)
The circulation of chemical components through the biosphere from, or to, the lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere: The biogeochemical cycle includes the exchange of elements, like oxygen, carbon, or nitrogen, in the environment between storage pools, such as the atmosphere, biota, oceans, soils, the earth's crust, and human society.
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biogeochemical cycle (s) (noun), biogeochemical cycles (pl)
Slow movement of an element from the environment, through food webs, then back to the environment: The biogeochemical cycle refers to the chemical interplay that takes place between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, the lithosphere, and the biosphere.
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