Nitrogen is one of the primary nutrients critical for the survival ... exerting an ever-increasing impact on the global nitrogen cycle. Human activities, such as making fertilizers and burning ...

Algae blooms prevent sunlight reaching other plants. The plants begin to die. Excessive nutrients (nitrates) from fertilisers are flushed from the land into rivers by rainwater. Oxygen levels ...

This course covers nutrient cycling, water movement through agricultural landscapes, sustainable farm practices and nutrient budgeting in either pastoral agriculture or orchard and arable production.

Wang said a likely next step in this research would be to determine how the flow of nitrogen into the ocean from human activity can impact the ocean’s nutrient cycle. “The key questions lie in our ...

The results showed that drops in microbiome diversity result in effects that cut across many levels of biological ...

Can I Test My Soil for Nitrogen? Unlike other plant nutrients, most laboratories do not routinely test soil for N because the N cycle is very dynamic. The dynamic nature of the N cycle means that the ...

Human activities are dramatically altering natural nutrient cycles. While volcanic activity and wildfires have historically contributed to nutrient deposition, agriculture and fossil fuel burning ...

More information: Xin Sui et al, Contrasting seasonal effects of legume and grass cover crops as living mulch on the soil microbial community and nutrient metabolic limitations, Agriculture ...