Nitrogen Cycles: Past, Present, and Future

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DenitrificationEnvironmental scienceReactive nitrogenNitrogenNitrogen fixationEcosystemNitrogen cycleEcologyPhysical geographyEarth scienceGeographyBiologyGeologyChemistry

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Year: 2004
Type: article
Volume: 70
Issue: 2
Pages: 153-226
Citations: 5311
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                                    James N. Galloway, 
                                
                                    Frank Dentener, 
                                
                                    Douglas G. Capone
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2004). 
                            Nitrogen Cycles: Past, Present, and Future. 
                            Biogeochemistry
                            , 70
                            (2)
                            , 153-226.
                            https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-004-0370-0
                        

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DOI: 10.1007/s10533-004-0370-0