Manganese biogeochemical cycle

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Fig. 5.1. Biogeochemical manganese cycle in marine and terrestrial systems. Arrows indicate the mobilization of manganese as Mn(II) by microbial activity, leading to micro-bially-induced deposition of manganese as Mn(IV) under suitable conditions.

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