The Phosphorus Cycle
Phosphorus
Phosphorus is a nutrient needed for humans animals and plants. This cycle is the slowest cycle through all the biogeochemical cycles. This cycle is an element of life.
Phosphorus moves slowly from deposits on land and in sediments, to living organisms, and slowly back into the soil. Also into water sediment.
Over time rain and weathering cause rocks to release phosphate and other minerals. Then the next step is the fertilizer in the soil and runoff.That is a big part of the cycle. Then decomposition happens breaking it down. Then the phosphates dissolve. Last the it repeats. The weathering is a very important area during the cycle. It causes the phosphorus to break away from the rocks. Then it gets into the soil. Land plants
Phosphorus is a nutrient needed for humans animals and plants. This cycle is the slowest cycle through all the biogeochemical cycles. This cycle is an element of life.
Phosphorus moves slowly from deposits on land and in sediments, to living organisms, and slowly back into the soil. Also into water sediment.
Over time rain and weathering cause rocks to release phosphate and other minerals. Then the next step is the fertilizer in the soil and runoff.That is a big part of the cycle. Then decomposition happens breaking it down. Then the phosphates dissolve. Last the it repeats. The weathering is a very important area during the cycle. It causes the phosphorus to break away from the rocks. Then it gets into the soil. Land plants