Chapter 5: The Biogeochemical Cycles
Chapter 5: The Biogeochemical Cycles
Chapter 5: The Biogeochemical Cycles
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<strong>The</strong> Geologic Cycle<br />
• Over the last 4.6 billion years rocks and soils has<br />
been continually<br />
– Created, maintained, changed, and destroyed<br />
– By physical, chemical, and biological processes<br />
• Geologic cycle - group of cycles that are<br />
responsible for formation and change in the<br />
lithosphere<br />
– Tectonic, hydrologic, rock, and biogeochemical