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Global Biogeochemical Cycles

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The elements of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, and the basic nutrient elements nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur, are essential for life on earth. The term ‘global biogeochemical cycles’ is used for describing the transport and transformation of these substances in the global environment. In recent decades detailed studies have been carried out on the global biogeochemical cycles of the basic elements, in particular carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and sulphur (S) (Bolin et al., 1979; Bolin and Cook, 1983; Bolin et al., 1983; Schlesinger, 1991; Butcher et al., 1992; Wollast et al., 1993; Den Elzen et al., 1995).

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    Pim Martens  & Jan Rotmans  & 

  2. Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Environmental, Science and Engineering, Open University, Heerlen, The Netherlands

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  3. Department of Mathematics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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Rotmans, J., den Elzen, M. (1999). Global Biogeochemical Cycles. In: Martens, P., Rotmans, J., Jansen, D., Vrieze, K. (eds) Climate Change: An Integrated Perspective. Advances in Global Change Research, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47982-6_4

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