The biogeochemical cycling of phosphorus in marine systems

Citation
Cr. Benitez-nelson, The biogeochemical cycling of phosphorus in marine systems, EARTH SCI R, 51(1-4), 2000, pp. 109-135
Citations number
202
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
ISSN journal
00128252 → ACNP
Volume
51
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
109 - 135
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-8252(200008)51:1-4<109:TBCOPI>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The cycling of phosphorus (P) in the ocean has long been viewed from a geol ogical perspective that tends to focus on balancing P sources (riverine and atmospheric) and sinks (sedimentary burial) over long (> 1000 years) time scales. There have been substantially fewer treatises, however, that have s ought to review current understanding of the processes which effect the dis tribution of P between these two endpoints. In this paper, a comprehensive review of the biogeochemical cycling of P within the oceans is given, with particular attention focused on the composition and recycling rates of P wi thin the water column. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.