TY - BOOK ID - 6923160 TI - The ecology of the nitrogen cycle PY - 1987 SN - 0521310520 0521325374 9780521310529 9780521325370 PB - Cambridge: Cambridge university press, DB - UniCat KW - Nitrogen cycle KW - Ecology KW - Écologie KW - ecology KW - Écosystème KW - ecosystems KW - Azote KW - Nitrogen KW - Cycle biogéochimique KW - cycling KW - Écologie forestière KW - forest ecology KW - Écologie d'eau douce KW - freshwater ecology KW - Agronomie KW - Agronomy KW - 546.17 KW - 504 KW - 631.461.1/.5 KW - 579.266.2 KW - $?$91/03 KW - Biogeochemical cycles KW - Balance of nature KW - Biology KW - Bionomics KW - Ecological processes KW - Ecological science KW - Ecological sciences KW - Environment KW - Environmental biology KW - Oecology KW - Environmental sciences KW - Population biology KW - Ecology. KW - Nitrogen cycle. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:6923160 AB - Many people learn the rudiments of the nitrogen cycle while at school, but the details of the various processes in the cycle are still not widely understood. Some of them are of great current interest, such as the use of nitrogen fixing crops to feed an increasing world population and the problems of pollution of groundwaters by nitrates. Denitrification (forming nitrogen gas) as a way of getting rid of waste from human and intensively farmed animals. This book describes the general processes of the nitrogen cycle, then gives examples of how the cycle is modified under particular ecological and geographical conditions. These examples are drawn from all the major areas of the world, and the impact of man via agriculture, forestry and fuel combustion is discussed. Numerous references are included. The book provides a background for all those whose specialist interests interact with nitrogen cycling, whether they are involved in research or have responsibility for managing the environment. ER -