Ecologically relevant phosphorus pools in soils and their dynamics: The story so far

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 325; pp. 183 - 194
• Main Authors: Weihrauch, Christoph, Opp, Christian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2018
• Subjects: anions; death; Dissolved phosphorus; ecosystems; food chain; Inorganic phosphorus; metal ions; microorganisms; Mineral phosphorus; mineralization; minerals; nutrition; Organic phosphorus; plants (botany); soil; Soil phosphorus; soil solution; Sorbed phosphorus; sorption; temperature; vegetation; Organic phosphorus; Soil phosphorus; Inorganic phosphorus; Dissolved phosphorus; Mineral phosphorus; Sorbed phosphorus

There has been much soil phosphorus (P) research in the last decades, but few basic publications exist summarizing the current state of knowledge on ecologically relevant P forms and their reactions in soils. The present paper aims at giving such a literature overview. The major P forms occurring in...