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The magnitude of biotic and human impacts on ecosystem processes becomes clear when summed at the global scale. This chapter describes the global cycles of water and several biotically important elements.
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(2002). Global Biogeochemical Cycles. In: Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21663-4_15
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