Biogeochemistry

Cycles of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur across biosphere–geosphere.


field tier

Biogeochemistry addresses cycles of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur across biosphere–geosphere. As a subfield of ecosystem ecology, it sits within the broader biology branch of the Charted science tree and connects upward to the methodological themes of its parent area.

A more detailed frontier sourcing pass for this topic is deferred to a follow-up OpenAlex wave; the current sources include Begon, Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems, each kept as a placeholder anchor for the next iteration. See the parent topic (biology/ecology/ecosystem-ecology) for the wider context this page will eventually slot into.

Prerequisites

Sources

  • textbook · primary · 2021
    Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems
    begon-2021, townsend-colin-2021, harper-john-2021

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