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CH3041
GEOCHEMICAL CYCLES
II
• Biogeochemical cycles are models using
the best available data to track the movement of an element (fluxes) through
the different reservoirs. A lot of work is
still going on to fill in gaps in the mass balances of the element cycles eg. carbon.
the best available data to track the movement of an element (fluxes) through
the different reservoirs. A lot of work is
still going on to fill in gaps in the mass balances of the element cycles eg. carbon.
Plants
Animals
humans
ATMOSPHERE
Space
Surface
Biota
Deep
Estu-
aries
aries
Soil
Igneous
&
Metamorphic
Rocks
&
Metamorphic
Rocks
Sediments
&
Sedimentary
Rocks
&
Sedimentary
Rocks
Mantle
Core
E.T.
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Geosphere
Geosphere
CRUST
OCEANS
Loss to space and the mantle are very
small.
