INGLES TECNICO:

TEMA: Ciclos Biogeoqumicos

Glosario:

Abiotic:

Ammonia:

Anthropogenic:

Atmosphere:

Atmospheric:

Biodiversity:

Biogeochemical:

Biosphere:

Biotic:

Calcareous shells:

Calcium carbonate:

Carbon: carbon

Climate change: cambio climatico

Environment:

Eutrophication:

Fertilizer:

Fluxes:

Fossil fuels:

Geological reservoirs:

Grassland:

Greenhouse: invernadero

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Holocene: Holoceno

Igneous rocks: rocas igneas

Ions:

Isotopes:

Lithosphere:

Methane:

Nitrates:

Nitrogen:

Nitrous oxide:

Ocean:

Organic matter:

Oxidation process:

Paleoecological:

Peathands:

Rocks: rocas

Sea floor: fondo marino

Sediment: sedimento

Silicate: silicato

Soils:

Source of energy: fuente de energia

Stratospheric:

Tropospheric ozone:

Water:

Wetlands:

Biological transformations: transformaciones biologicas

Evolution: evolucion

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Biofuel: Biocombustible

Afforestation: forestacion

Land: tierra (en contraste con el mar)

Rice: arroz

Geological leaks: fisuras geolgicas

de-nitrification reactions: reacciones de desnitrificacion

Legume cultivation: cultivo de legumbre

tropical ecosystems: ecosistemas tropicales

Permafrost: suelo congelado

Frozen carbn:

Acidification:

Surface ocean: superficie ocenica

Coal: carbn

Volcanism: vulcanismo

Freshwater: agua dulce

Photosynthesis: fotosntesis

Atmospheric phase: fase atmosfrica

Autotrophic:

Heterotrophic:

Gross Primary Production: produccion primaria bruta

Organic carbon: carbon organico

Bicarbonate ions: iones bicarbonate

Sea: mar

coastal ocean: oceano costero

molecules: moleculas

rivers headstreams: corrientes de ros

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Earth System: sistema terrestre

deep sea: mar profundo

calcium carbonate: carbonato de calcio

infrared radiation: radiacin infrarroja

methanogenic microbes: microorganismos metanognicos

photochemistry: fotoqumica

stratosphere: estratosfera

chlorine: cloro

geothermal vents: respiraderos geotrmicos

termites: termitas

livestock: ganado

biological productivity: productividad biolgica

feedstock: materia prima

biological nitrogen fixation: fijacin biolgica de nitrgeno

lightning: relmpago

crops: cultivos

sedimentary rocks: rocas sedimentarias

ruminant: ruminate

landfills: vertederos

drinking water: agua potable

archaeological: arqueologico

radiocarbon: carbon radiactivo

atmospheric inversion: inversion atmosferica

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