The Nitrogen Cycle (Earth's Cycles in Action) - Hardcover

Dakers, Diane

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0778705994 ISBN 13: 9780778705994

Publisher: Crabtree Classics, 2014

Synopsis

Nitrogen is a common element found as a gas in the air we breathe as well as in other forms in water and soil. Nitrogen is essential for all life on Earth. This informative book explains how the Earths supply of nitrogen moves in different forms in a cycle from the air to the soil to living things. Highly readable text and supportive images help explain such processes as fixation, nitrification, and dentrification, as well as the important role of bacteria in the nitrogen cycle. Feature boxes highlight examples of the ways in which human activity, such as adding more nitrogen to the soil to make plants grow faster, releases harmful greenhouse gases into the air interfering with the nitrogen cycle. Readers are encouraged to find ways to take action and find solutions.

About this title

About the Author:

In her 24-year media career, Diane Dakers has written for most of Canada's major daily newspapers and a number of national and regional magazines and weekly publications. Her voice has been heard on local, national, and provincial radio stations, and she has been a television host, reporter, producer, and writer. Diane holds a Master of Journalism degree from Carleton University in Ottawa. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0778705994
• ISBN 13: 9780778705994
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48