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Biology — Nitrogen Flow

Movement of nitrogen through an ecosystem.

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Nitrogen flow in an ecosystemAtmospheric N230Nitrogen fixation30Soil ammonium30Nitrification25Ammonia volatilisation5Nitrate25Plant uptake20Denitrification5Consumers12Decomposers8Conserved — 30 in, 30 out, across 10 nodes and 9 flows. The widths add up.10 nodes named only by a flow — `Atmospheric N2`, `Nitrogen fixation`, `Soil ammonium`, `Nitrification`, `Ammonia volatilisation`, `Nitrate` and 4 more. They …Conserved: 30 enters at `Atmospheric N2` and 30 leaves at `Ammonia volatilisation`, `Denitrification`, `Consumers`, `Decomposers`, and every one of the 5 node…

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title "Nitrogen flow in an ecosystem"
flow "Atmospheric N2" "Nitrogen fixation" 30
flow "Nitrogen fixation" "Soil ammonium" 30
flow "Soil ammonium" "Nitrification" 25
flow "Soil ammonium" "Ammonia volatilisation" 5
flow "Nitrification" "Nitrate" 25
flow "Nitrate" "Plant uptake" 20
flow "Nitrate" "Denitrification" 5
flow "Plant uptake" "Consumers" 12
flow "Plant uptake" "Decomposers" 8