Represent schematically and describe the phosphorus cycle in an ecosystem?
Phosphorus Cycle: - The major reservoir of phosphorus is sedimentary rocks which are only available to basic cycle in small amounts as a result of weathering. This phosphorus is weathered and later transported to the soil by wind and water, where they exist as inorganic dissolved phosphates. The basic phosphorus cycle begins with dissolved phosphates which are absorbed by plants for making their issue. Plants are then eaten by animals. Decaying bacteria break the tissue of dead animals and these products return phosphates to the soil. The water-soluble phosphates are lost to the deep rudiments of the ocean through run-off. The major pathway of returning phosphorus to land is the uplifting of marine sediments. Some amount of phosphorus is returned to absorb inorganic phosphate, when they die, most of the absorbed phosphate is recycled back into ambient matter. This sort of cycling is called the biological cycle or metabolic cycle.
