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Title

Phosphorus in the global environment : transfers, cycles, and management / edited by Holm Tiessen.

Publication

Chichester ; New York : Published on behalf of the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), and of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) by Wiley, 1995.

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Additional Authors

• Tiessen, H. (Holm)
• International Council of Scientific Unions. Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment.
• United Nations Environment Programme.

Description

xii, 462 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.

Summary

• Phosphorus is one of the world's vital but relatively scarce resources, which is a limiting factor in plant (and therefore food and fibre) production. This volume brings together data and concepts on the transfers and transformations of phosphorus.
• Although the phrase "biogeochemical cycle" is commonly used to describe the fate of elements in the environment, it has become apparent that for phosphorus, linear transfers from land to rivers to lakes and seas are more typical. In some regions, these transfers are augmented by the addition of mined phosphates and manures, and surplus phosphates need to be managed with care. Environmental managers need to incorporate an understanding of phosphorus transfers into their decision making.
• However, the controls on phosphorus transfers through landscapes are complex, and an integrated approach by terrestrial and aquatic scientists is needed to develop such an understanding. The use of waterbodies as sensitive and fragile indicators of phosphorus losses from surrounding watersheds is an important step towards a comprehensive scientific approach.
• Processes which limit plant production are often well understood but socio-economic constraints limit remedial measures and must form part of a comprehensive approach to phosphorus management.

Series Statement

SCOPE ; 54

Uniform Title

SCOPE report ; 54.

Subject

Phosphorus > Environmental aspects

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-457) and index.

Contents

• 1. Introduction And Synthesis / Holm Tiessen -- 2. Global Transfer Of P In Fertilizer Materials And Agricultural Commodities / James D. Beaton, Terry L. Roberts, Ed H. Halstead and Lyle E. Cowell -- 3. Closing The Cycle: Obstacles To Efficient P Management For Improved Global Food Security / Artur Runge-Metzger -- 4. Phosphorus Balance In European Agriculture - Status And Policy Options / Erik Sibbesen and Arthur Runge-Metzger -- 5. Phosphorus Fertility Management in Agroecosystems / Michael J. Hedley, John J. Mortvedt, N. S. Bolan and J. Keith Syers -- 6. Heavy Metal And Radionuclide Contaminants In Phosphate Fertilizers / John J. Mortvedt and James D. Beaton -- 7. Reactions Controlling The Cycling Of P in P In Soils / Emmanuel Frossard, Michel Brossard, Michael J. Hedley and Allister Metherell -- 8. Strategies Of Phosphorus Acquisition And Conservation By Plant Species And Communities / Kate Lajtha and Anthony F. Harrison --
• 9. Rehabilitation Of Anthropic Savanna / Helmuth R. von Uexkull and E. Mutert -- 10. Phosphorus Dynamics In Slash-and-burn and Alley Cropping On Ultisols Of The Humid Tropics / Michael Hands, Anthony F. Harrison and T. Bayliss-Smith -- 11. Phosphorus Transfers From Terrestrial To Aquatic Ecosystems / Andrew N. Sharpley, Mike J. Hedley, Erik Sibbesen, Anna Hillbricht-Ilkowska, W. Alan House and Lech Ryszkowski -- 12. Phosphorus Transfers And Landscape Structure: Riparian Sites And Diversified Land Use Patterns / Anna Hillbricht-Ilkowska, Lech Ryszkowski and Andrew N. Sharpley -- 13. Phosphate Transport And Retention In A Riparian Meadow / Andrzje Kedziora, Lech Ryszkowski and Zbigniew Kundzewicz -- 14. Influence Of Human Populations On Phosphorus Transfers To Aquatic Systems: A Regional Scale Study Using Large Rivers / Nina F. Caraco -- 15. Transport And Transformations Of P, Fluvial And Lacustrine Ecosystem / John M. Melack --
• 16. Phosphorus As A Limiting Resource In Inland Waters; Interactions With Nitrogen / Johan U. Grobbelaar and W. Alan House -- 17. The P Cycle In The Balaton Catchment - A Hungarian Case Study / Sandor Herodek, Vera Istvanovics, Geza Jolankai, Peter Csatho, Tamas Nemeth and G. Gyorgy Varallyay -- 18. Nutrient Limitation Of Phytoplankton And Eutrophication Of Inland, Estuarine And Marine Waters / Thomas R. Fisher, John M. Melack, Johan U. Grobbelaar and Robert W. Howarth -- 19. Transport To And Processing Of P In Near-shore and Oceanic Waters / Robert W. Howarth, Henning S. Jensen, Roxanne Marino and Henk Postma -- 20. Phosphorus Transfer From Tropical Terrestrial To Aquatic Systems - Mangroves / Ignacio H. Salcedo and Carmen Medeiros.

ISBN

0471956910 (acid-free paper)

LCCN

95035161

OCLC

ocm32893520

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries