Concept: denitrification in the concept vocabulary

Concept URI	http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/2071
Preferred label	denitrification
Definition	1) The loss of nitrogen from soil by biological or chemical means. It is a gaseous loss, unrelated to loss by physical processes such as through leachates. 2) The breakdown of nitrates by soil bacteria, resulting in the release of free nitrogen. This process takes place under anaerobic conditions, such as are found in water-logged soil, and it reduces soil fertility.
Notation
Status	Valid
Status Modified	2013-12-05
Accepted Date	2013-12-05
Not Accepted Date
Alternative label	denitrifikation [sv] διάσπαση νιτρικών [el]
Has broader	7103 (removal) in gemet2/concept
Has exact match	http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15869
Has close match	http://data.uba.de/umt/_00006554 http://dbpedia.org/resource/Denitrification
Source	ALL (Macmillan Dictionary of the Environment - Third Edition) in gemet2/source WRIGHT (The Environment Encyclopedia and Directory) in gemet2/source