--> Ecosystems: BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES sunlight (almost unlimited) ----> ecosystems life on earth is highly dependent on recycling nutrients and minerals ----> individual organism ---> waste products that contain minerals complex molecules at death of organism ----> detritovores ----> simpler compounds ----> to atmosphere, water or soil HYDROLOGIC CYCLE OR WATER CYCLE over ocean, most water from evaporation over land, 90% or more of water from plant transpiration TWO MAJOR TYPES OF CYCLES GASEOUS C, O, S, N ... essentially global, these involve biological transfer to a great extent.
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