Biogeochemical Cycles What is a biogeochemical cycle?
Describe/Define the 3 cycles below in detail and explain the consequences of imbalance for each one:
Water/Hydrologic cycle
Understand effects and issues associated with too much or too little water
What 2 phases of the cycle most affect the imbalance of each of these?
Nitrogen cycle
Explain the effect of runoff on algal bloom
Explain how runoff adds excess nutrients to the oceans
Explain how atmospheric nitrogen becomes ammonia
Carbon cycle
Understand the significance of dissolved carbon in building corals