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nutrient cycle| Transfer of nutrients from one part of an ecosystem to another. Trees, for example, take up nutrients such as calcium and potassium from the soil through their root systems and store them in leaves. When the leaves fall they are decomposed by bacteria and the nutrients are released back into the soil where they become available for root uptake again. |
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