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Biology
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ISBN: 9781259188138
Author: Peter H Raven, George B Johnson Professor, Kenneth A. Mason Dr. Ph.D., Jonathan Losos Dr., Susan Singer
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The biogeochemical cycles involve the cycling of the elements throughout the ecosystem. It involves the biological processes, organisms, and abiotic components. The cycling of the phosphorus is termed as phosphorus cycle.

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