Phosphorus Cycle Diagram

Weathering Since the main source of phosphorus is found in rocks the first step of the phosphorus cycle involves the extraction of phosphorus from the rocks by weathering.
Phosphorus cycle diagram. Presented by Sherin K Rahman MTech 1st yr CPEE 2. Over time phosphate enters consumers and is incorporated into organic molecules such as DNA. Plants take up inorganic phosphate from the soil.
The phosphorus cycle is a slow process which involves five key steps as shown in the diagram below and described as follows. Phosphorus cycle simulation is then added in the model. How we affect the phosphorus cycle Synthetic fertilizers are a main way humans impact the phosphorus cycle.
The phosphate in the fertilizer is not fully utilized by plants and as a result leftover phosphates remain in the plants water supply. Phosphorus cycle circulation of phosphorus in various forms through nature. This remaining phosphate leaves as water run-off.
Schematic diagram of the phosphorus cycle showing phosphorus reservoirs living in green boxes. Nonliving in gray boxes physical transport pathways blue arrows and microbially mediated transformations green arrows. The Phosphorus cycle unlike those of Carbon and Nitrogen cycles lacks an atmospheric component.
The impact of different reductions of river nutrients on chlorophyll concentration and on hypoxia in the Bay are tested. The phosphorus cycle is the process in which phosphorus travels from its main source of rocks through ecosystems to living organisms. Phosphorus moves slowly from deposits on land and in sediments to living organisms and than much more slowly back into the soil and water sediment.
The phosphorus cycle is the slowest one of the matter cycles that are described here. Khan Academy is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Steps of the Phosphorus Cycle.