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rotting leaves carbon cycle nitrogen cycle hydrologic cycle phosphorus cycle sulfur cycle oxygen cycle Figure 1: A schematic representation of the biogeochemical cycle of carbon. energy flow
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Also Known As chemical cycle

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rotting leaves
carbon cycle
nitrogen cycle
hydrologic cycle
phosphorus cycle
sulfur cycle
oxygen cycle
Figure 1: A schematic representation of the biogeochemical cycle of carbon.
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