Definition of nitrogen fixation

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nitrogen fixation

The term 'nitrogen fixation' as it applies to the area of Earth observation can be defined as ' the process by which nitrogen gas in the atmosphere is converted into biologically useful, nitrogen-containing compounds, usually ammonium. Most nitrogen fixation is done by bacteria'.

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