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Specialty Definition: BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

DomainDefinition
AdministrationThe study of the transformation and movement of chemical materials to and from the Lithosphere, the Atmosphere, the Hydrosphere, and the bodies of living organisms (the Biosphere). (references)
AerospaceStudy of microbially mediated chemical transformations of geochemical interest, such as nitrogen or sulfur cycling. (references)
MiningA branch of geochemistry that deals with the effects of life processes on the distribution and fixation of chemical elements in the biosphere. (references)
WikipedicThe field of biogeochemistry involves scientific study of the chemical, physical, geological, and biological processes and reactions that govern the composition of the natural environment (including the biosphere, the hydrosphere, the pedosphere, the atmosphere, and the lithosphere), and the cycles of matter and energy that transport the Earth's chemical components in time and space. Biogeochemistry is a systems science. (references)

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Topics sorted by level of InterestLevel (1=low, 600=high)   Topics sorted AlphabeticallyLevel (1=low, 600=high)
Biogeochemistry11   Biogeochemistry11
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry3   Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry3

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).