biogeochemistry

American  

[bahy-oh-jee-oh-kem-uh-stree] / ˌbaɪ oʊˌdʒi oʊˈkɛm ə stri /

noun

1. the science dealing with the relationship between the geochemistry of a given region and its flora and fauna, including the circulation of such elements as carbon and nitrogen between the environment and the cells of living organisms.

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biogeochemistry Scientific  

/ bī′ō-jē′ō-kĕm′ĭ-strē /

1. The scientific study of the relationship between the geochemistry of a region and the animal and plant life in that region.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• biogeochemical
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of biogeochemistry

First recorded in 1935–40; bio- + geochemistry

Example Sentences

Thirtysomething Rose Abramoff, who started as a forest ecologist and also studies climate change, biogeochemistry and land management, arrived at the same conclusion as Trenberth, but with a critical difference: She later came back.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2025

On land, permafrost melting and collapsing Arctic coastlines are dramatically altering ecological interactions and biogeochemistry due to the release of millennia-old carbon stores, trace elements, nutrients and potentially even deep-frozen ancient viruses and pathogenic bacteria.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2023

To study this crucial movement of carbon, Michael Stukel, a plankton and marine biogeochemistry researcher at Florida State University, spends a lot of time peering through a microscope at zooplankton's fecal pellets.

From Scientific American • Aug. 20, 2022

Another challenge is measuring and quantifying the reductions, a task complicated by the great diversity of U.S. land and farming practices and the complex biogeochemistry of the carbon cycle.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 16, 2022

By capturing the mercury, the forests are helping to keep it out of aquatic systems, said Emily Bernhardt, a professor of biogeochemistry at Duke and co-author of the study.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2022