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Improper practices that dis-allow nitrification and plant absorption/consumption would lead to nutrient runoff/leaching and desertification. Such things are caused by keeping livestock in a dry-lot and conventional tillage cropping. However, with proper management practices that allow proper grazing of permanent pastures and no-till cropping there will be minimal to no leaching nor desertification.
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Livestock farming creates large amounts of animal waste How would this affect the nitrogen cycle?
Livestock farming contributes to an increase in nitrogen inputs into the environment through animal waste, which contains high levels of nitrogen compounds such as urea and ammonia. This excess nitrogen can lead to eutrophication in water bodies as it promotes algal blooms and depletes oxygen levels, harming aquatic ecosystems. Additionally, the decomposition of animal waste releases nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere, contributing to air pollution and acid rain. Overall, the increased nitrogen from livestock farming can disrupt the natural balance of the nitrogen cycle, leading to environmental degradation.
Modern farming practices speed up the decomposition of matter in soil how might this affect the nitrogen cycle?
Modern farming practices can disrupt the nitrogen cycle in soil by accelerating the decomposition of organic matter, leading to increased nitrogen loss through leaching and runoff. This can result in decreased soil fertility and the need for synthetic nitrogen fertilizers to maintain crop productivity.
How does human factors influence or affect the nitrogen cycle?
Human factors influence or affect the nitrogen cycle through interacting physical, chemical and biological processes.
How do living organisms affect the environment through their deaths?
the nitrogen cycle
How will the removal of leguminous plants affect the nitrogen cycle?
it affects the nitrogen cycle as the leguminous plants have nitrogen-fixing bacteria on their roots and these nitrogen-fixing bacteria help to collect nitrogen which is transferred to animals when these leguminous plants have been eaten.
How does water pollution affect the nitrogen cycle?
Water pollution affects the nitrogen cycle the least. The nitrogen cycle is the cycle of nitrogen as it enters earth, becomes fixed, and leaves earth, back to the atmosphere. The only way that water pollution can affect the nitrogen cycle is if there is too much trash in one area of a body of water, thus clogging the surface and not allowing algae to absorb the nitrogen. It could also clog the surface and not allow denitrifying bacteria in waterlogged soil to release the nitrogen back into the atmosphere.
How do synthetic fertilizers affect the nitrogen cycle?
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All of the listed human actions affect the nitrogen cycle with the exception of the?
runnoff of pesticides
Is exhausted in the carbon or nitrogen cycle?
it is in the nitrogen cycle
Is the first step of the nitrogen cycle?
The first step of the nitrogen cycle is nitrogen fixation.
Is precipitation linked to the nitrogen cycle?
Yes, precipitation can influence the nitrogen cycle by introducing nitrogen-containing compounds into the soil through rainfall. In areas with heavy precipitation, there may be increased leaching of nitrogen from the soil, affecting nutrient availability for plants and contributing to nitrogen pollution in water bodies. Additionally, precipitation patterns can affect microbial nitrogen transformations and denitrification processes in the soil.
What are the steps in nitrogen cycle?
nitrogen fixation, denitrification, nitrification, amonification are the for steps of the nitrogen cycle.
