In waterlogged soils with low oxygen, nitrifying and nitrogen-fixing bacteria decrease while denitrifying bacteria increase, leading to a lower nitrate concentration.
- nitrifying bacteria and nitrogen-fixing bacteria are aerobic - denitrifying bacteria are anaerobic - in waterlogged soils there is low oxygen concentration - fewer nitrifying and nitrogen fixing bacteria - more denitrifying bacteria - decrease in nitrate concentration
| Front | How does soil water/oxygen content affect the nitrogen cycle? |
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| Back | - nitrifying bacteria and nitrogen-fixing bacteria are aerobic - denitrifying bacteria are anaerobic - in waterlogged soils there is low oxygen concentration - fewer nitrifying and nitrogen fixing bacteria - more denitrifying bacteria - decrease in nitrate concentration |
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