Q3.24. Nutrient retention is an important concept that is often used to help understand and mitigate human-caused changes to nutrient cycling in ecosystems. How would a scientist describe nutrient retention? Use the dropdowns below to complete your answer. Nutrient retention is a measure of how effectively a system limits Submit ◆. When nutrients are retained by a system, they Reset Use the following information for the last question. Farmers often rely on riparian forests- strips of forest vegetation immediately adjacent to streams-to reduce the export of nutrients via streams. The nitrogen budget to the right represents a system containing both corn fields and riparian forest. Researchers want to know if the forest helps retain nutrients from anthropogenic inputs (deposition and fertilizer). 1 Corn/Forest Ecosystem Nitrogen Budget Deposition 10 Fertilizer 135 Denitrification 5 Corn Harvest 50 Stream Export 15 Nitrogen Fluxes (kg ha-¹ y -¹) Q3.25. How much of the observed nitrogen fluxes does the corn/forest ecosystem retain, in kg ha-¹ y ¹? (Hint: Remember that retention rate is NOT the same as storage rate! Click this link to remind yourself how retention is calculated.)

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Q3.24. Nutrient retention is an important concept that is often used to help understand and
mitigate human-caused changes to nutrient cycling in ecosystems. How would a scientist
describe nutrient retention?
Use the dropdowns below to complete your answer.
Nutrient retention is a measure of how effectively a system limits
Submit
◆. When nutrients are retained by a system, they
Reset
Use the following information for the last question.
Farmers often rely on riparian forests-
strips of forest vegetation immediately
adjacent to streams-to reduce the export
of nutrients via streams. The nitrogen
budget to the right represents a system
containing both corn fields and riparian
forest. Researchers want to know if the
forest helps retain nutrients from
anthropogenic inputs (deposition and
fertilizer). 1
Corn/Forest Ecosystem Nitrogen Budget
Deposition
10
Fertilizer
135
130
Denitrification
5
Corn Harvest
50
Nitrogen Fluxes (kg ha-¹ y-¹)
Q3.25. How much of the observed nitrogen fluxes does the corn/forest ecosystem retain, in kg
ha-¹ y-¹? (Hint: Remember that retention rate is NOT the same as storage rate! Click this link to
remind yourself how retention is calculated.)
95
120
140
Stream Export
15
Transcribed Image Text:Q3.24. Nutrient retention is an important concept that is often used to help understand and mitigate human-caused changes to nutrient cycling in ecosystems. How would a scientist describe nutrient retention? Use the dropdowns below to complete your answer. Nutrient retention is a measure of how effectively a system limits Submit ◆. When nutrients are retained by a system, they Reset Use the following information for the last question. Farmers often rely on riparian forests- strips of forest vegetation immediately adjacent to streams-to reduce the export of nutrients via streams. The nitrogen budget to the right represents a system containing both corn fields and riparian forest. Researchers want to know if the forest helps retain nutrients from anthropogenic inputs (deposition and fertilizer). 1 Corn/Forest Ecosystem Nitrogen Budget Deposition 10 Fertilizer 135 130 Denitrification 5 Corn Harvest 50 Nitrogen Fluxes (kg ha-¹ y-¹) Q3.25. How much of the observed nitrogen fluxes does the corn/forest ecosystem retain, in kg ha-¹ y-¹? (Hint: Remember that retention rate is NOT the same as storage rate! Click this link to remind yourself how retention is calculated.) 95 120 140 Stream Export 15
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