WHAT IS RECYCLING OF NUTRIENTS?

 Recycling of Nutrients :

                                                            Recycling of a nutrient is the transformation of nutrients from one organism to other organism through biotic and abiotic agent to sustain food chain and ecological balance.           

Process of recycling of nutrients -

1.) Fragmentation of detritus:

2.) Leaching

3.) Catabolism

4.) Humification

5.) Mineralisation

Factors affecting the cycling of nutrients

Compositional factor:

• Nitrogen rich detritus 

• Chitin rich detritus 

• Lignin and Pectin rich detritus 

Climatic factor:

• Temperature

• Moistusupply

• Oxygen supply

Recycling of nutrients is a very necessary for survival of species on the earth and without recycling of the nutrients the life is not possible on the earth.