Monday, January 10, 2011

Biogeochemical Cycles in an Estuary (Rio de la Plata)

Estuaries follow the natural biogeochemical cycles of all biomes: the water cycle, the carbon cycle, the nitrogen cycle, and the phosphorus cycle.

http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/graphics/watercycle.jpg
The Water Cycle
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Carbon_cycle-cute_diagram.svg/502px-Carbon_cycle-cute_diagram.svg.png
The Carbon Cycle
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Nitrogen_Cycle.svg/320px-Nitrogen_Cycle.svg.png
The Nitrogen Cycle



http://mac122.icu.ac.jp/gen-ed/ecosystem-jpgs/phosphorus-cycle.jpg
The Phosphorus Cycle
The only differences between estuarine and regular cycles in this case is that all cycles are generally aquatic.



35° 7'29.26"S
56°45'36.24"W

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