The grand finale of the workshop was the ever popular plant raffle where we sent participants home with a native plant of their choosing. If you were unable to attend the workshop, it is not too late to learn about lake-friendly landscaping. The experts can meet with lake groups or conduct follow up sessions. Also, you can contact a neighbor below about lake-friendly landscaping. Nutrients are foods, or elements needed for growth and nourishment.
Animals eat the plants and excrete ammonia in their waste products.
The ammonia is then converted by other bacteria back to nitrite and nitrate, closing the cycle. In fact, bacteria are the major movers of the nitrogen cycle. Cycling in water Special conditions in lakes can affect the nitrogen cycle. Different forms of nitrogen may dominate at different depths within a lake because of oxygen availability, temperature conditions, and algal activity. In water with low oxygen levels, some bacteria actually reverse the nitrogen cycle by converting nitrate to nitrite and then atmospheric nitrogen.