BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES Introduction: The flow of energy is linear in ecosystems but its opposite nutrients go through a cyclical process. The nutrients are locked in the dead remains of organisms and come back into the soil by decomposers. The recycling of these nutrients is called the biogeochemical or nutrient cycle. As we know about the biosphere, it is a closed system i.e. nutrients are neither imported nor exported. There are two manners of the biogeochemical cycle: Reservoir pool: The reservoir pool stores large amounts of nutrients as atmosphere or rock.…
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