human affected biogeochemical cycles

Organic materials synthesised by the producers are eaten and assimilated by the consumers. With the help of decomposers, all the organic materials in the bodies of the consumers are eventually broken down into inorganic materials. These are then rebuilt into organic compounds by the synthetic activ..

' (bio - living organisms; geo - soil, rock, etc, chemicos - elements and their compounds). These materials have been used again and again in the formation of new generations of the organism. In other words, the matter is continuously recycled. By definition, "The movement or circulation of biogene..

Some of the major biogeochemical cycles in nature are carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, oxygen cycle, water cycle, phosphorus cycle and sulphur cycle..

Biogeochemical cycles are basically of two types: a) Gaseous cycles like carbon (as carbon dioxide), oxygen, nitrogen, etc. b) Sedimentary cycles like sulphur, phosphorus, etc. In gaseous cycles, the elements have a main reservoir in the gaseous pha..

Nitrogen Cycle - Nitrogen is an essential constituent of animal and plant matter as it forms proteins, which are the building blocks of life. The ultimate source of nitrogen is atmospheric nitrogen but neither plants nor animals are capable of assimilating free nitrogen. Thus the process ..

Human Diseases..

The Human Audiogram - The loudness of sound depends upon both intensity and frequency. For a given frequency, an increase in intensity produces an increase in loudness, but the sensitivity of the ear is so different in the various frequency ranges that equal intensities produce far differ..

Hormonal Control of Cyclic Changes in Ovaries and Uterus During Menstrual Cycle - The cyclic changes in the ovary and uterus are under the control of estrogen and progesterone hormones whose secretion is under the control of gonadotropic hormones secreted by anterior pituitar..

Along with warmer temperatures and higher humidity, the number of very hot days is expected to rise in many areas around the globe. Heat stress occurs in such conditions and the young, old and poor people are more susceptible to it. High temperatures will reduce work efficiency of human ..

. Shifts in physiological cycles of human bod..