Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are essential nutrients for all living organisms. Soil, fertilizer, and manure are all sources of N and P to growing crops. Atmospheric deposition (the air we breathe ...

Phosphorus, organic nitrogen and some metals (iron or aluminum ... water and depositing them back in the sediment when they die and settle on the bottom. The cycle breaks when nutrients are removed ...

In 1934, Alfred Redfield discovered that the ratio of carbon to nitrogen to phosphorus is a nearly constant ... in understanding marine biogeochemical cycles, but, 80 years later, subtle ...

The majority of these viruses infect microbes, including bacteria, archaea, and microeukaryotes, all of which are vital players in the global fixation and cycling of key elements such as carbon, ...

Have you ever wondered why our carbon cycle, oxygen cycle, nitrogen cycle, sulphur cycle, sodium cycle and phosphorus cycle are so exquisitely and precariously balanced for life? Have you ever ...

We hope our results encourage further exploration of carbon-nitrogen-phosphorus models in understanding the global carbon cycle." More information: Zhuonan Wang et al, Phosphorus limitation on CO2 ...

Overuse of these chemical fertilizers has led to an upset in the nitrogen cycle and consequently to ... Symbiotic nitrogen fixation and phosphorus acquisition. Plant nutrition in a world of ...