Phosphorus in the global environment : transfers, cycles, and management
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Phosphorus in the global environment : transfers, cycles, and management
（SCOPE, 54）
John Wiley & Sons, c1995
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"Published on behalf of the Scientific Committee on Problems of the (SCOPE), of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), and of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)"
Includes bibliographical references (P. [363]-457) and index
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Description
Phosphorus plays a vital role in the productivity of both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Globally, we are faced with a situation of the widespread under-supply of phosphorus, limiting the production of food and fibres as well as the nutrient cycles of many natural ecosystems. This text traces the global phosphorus cycle from weathering and the cycling of phosphorus in soils, through phosphorus fertility management in agroecosystems and the resultant global transfers of phosphorus, to its impact on eutrophication of inland, estuarine and marine waters. It discusses not only mechanisms of transformation in soils and waters, but also the phosphorus transfers within landscapes and the implications of land use patterns of phosphorus transfers. Policy issues and options of phosphorus management for global food security and pollution control are outlined as well as low input management and the reclamation of infertile tropical soils.
Table of Contents
- Closing the Cycle
- Global Transfer of Phosphorus in Fertilizer Materials
- Phosphorus Fertility Management in Agroecosystems
- Heavy Metal and Radionuclide Contaminants
- Rehabilitation of Anthropic Savannah
- Phosphorus Transfer from Terrestrial to Aquatic Ecosystems
- Riverine Transport and Transformation of Phosphorus
- Nutrient Limitation of Phytoplankton and Eutrophication of Estuarine and Marine Waters.
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