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Water and other cycles

P. M. Sivalingam

The nitrogen cycle

The nitrogen cycle

Many of the important elements that support the earth's biosphere, such as water, carbon and nitrogen, circulate in biogeochemical cycles (literally, 'life–earth–chemical' cycles). In Malaysia, as elsewhere, these unending exchanges of water, carbon and other compounds between the ocean, atmosphere and land are fundamental in shaping the face of the land, determining the nature of the climate, and supporting life.

  • Information in the full article includes
  • Biogeochemical cycles
  • The water cycle
  • The phosphorus cycle
  • The sulphur cycle