nitrogen cycle

biogeochemical cycle by which nitrogen is converted into various chemical forms
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nitrogen cycle

Summary

nitrogen cycle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,475 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • nitrogen cycle was influenced by fertilizer[2].
  • nitrogen cycle was influenced by livestock farming[3].
  • nitrogen cycle was influenced by fossil fuel combustion[4].
  • nitrogen cycle is a type of biogeochemical cycle[5].
  • nitrogen cycle's Commons category is recorded as Nitrogen cycle[6].
  • nitrogen cycle comprises nitrogen fixation[7].
  • nitrogen cycle comprises nitrification[8].
  • nitrogen cycle comprises denitrification[9].
  • nitrogen cycle comprises nitrogen assimilation[10].
  • nitrogen cycle comprises Q113906877[11].
  • nitrogen cycle comprises ammonification[12].
  • nitrogen cycle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nitrogen cycle[13].
  • nitrogen cycle's facet of is recorded as nitrogen[14].
  • nitrogen cycle's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • nitrogen cycle's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16].
  • nitrogen cycle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Ecology[17].
  • nitrogen cycle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Soil[18].
  • nitrogen cycle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Microbiology[19].
  • nitrogen cycle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Horticulture and Gardening[20].
  • nitrogen cycle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Limnology and Oceanography[21].
  • nitrogen cycle's P14541 is recorded as 2OnjMB[22].
  • nitrogen cycle's P14541 is recorded as 3kfHQC[23].
  • nitrogen cycle's P14541 is recorded as 1cJALH[24].

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Definition and Type

nitrogen cycle is a type of biogeochemical cycle[5].

Use and Application

Components include nitrogen fixation[7], a biological process[25]; nitrification[8]; denitrification[9]; nitrogen assimilation[10]; Q113906877[11]; and ammonification[12], a biological process[26].

Movements and Schools

Acknowledged influences include fertilizer[2], livestock farming[3], and fossil fuel combustion[4].

Why It Matters

nitrogen cycle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,475 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . zgbk.com. Retrieved . zgbk.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . zgbk.com. Retrieved . zgbk.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . zgbk.com. Retrieved . zgbk.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . zgbk.com. Retrieved . zgbk.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . zgbk.com. Retrieved . zgbk.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image license → —
    Sitelink count → 63
    Environment ontology id → 01001330
    Thumb url → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3859]]: 01001330, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/143355928|nitrogen cycling (#143355928)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5484|Environment On"
  2. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → nitrogen-cycle
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: nitrogen-cycle, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289952757|nitrogen cycle (#289952757)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's "
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2OnjMB, 3kfHQC, 1cJALH
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  4. 14w ago · DnaX · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Nitrogen Cycle.svg, Nitrogen Cycle Dutch text.jpg, Nitrogen Cycle zh-hans.jpg +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Ciclo dellAzoto.svg"
  5. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Has part(s) → nitrogen fixation, nitrification, denitrification +3
    Has parts → —
    Influenced by → fertilizer, livestock farming, fossil fuel combustion
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007531392205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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