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What is a consequence of intense water cycling in tropical soils?
What is a consequence of intense water cycling in tropical soils?
What percentage of the Earth's land area is primarily phosphorus limited?
What percentage of the Earth's land area is primarily phosphorus limited?
How may increased carbon sequestration capacity in forests be constrained?
How may increased carbon sequestration capacity in forests be constrained?
What may fertilize the Amazon with phosphorus-rich dust?
What may fertilize the Amazon with phosphorus-rich dust?
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Where does half of the phosphorus available to crops in agricultural soils come from?
Where does half of the phosphorus available to crops in agricultural soils come from?
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Study Notes
Tropical Soils and Phosphorus Limitation
- Intense water cycling in tropical soils can lead to phosphorus depletion.
Phosphorus Limitation on a Global Scale
- Approximately 40% of the Earth's land area is primarily phosphorus limited.
Carbon Sequestration in Forests
- Increased carbon sequestration capacity in forests may be constrained by phosphorus availability.
Phosphorus Fertilization in the Amazon
- The Amazon rainforest may be fertilized with phosphorus-rich dust from the Saharan desert.
Phosphorus Sources in Agricultural Soils
- Half of the phosphorus available to crops in agricultural soils comes from fertilizers.
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Test your knowledge of the phosphorus cycle and its impact on ecosystems with this quiz. Explore the effects of natural and human-induced disruptions and learn about the significance of phosphorus in the Earth system.
