Phosphorus, food, and our future

Phosphorus, food, and our future / edited by Karl A. Wyant, Jessica R. Corman, James J. Elser.

Phosphorus is essential to all life. A critical component of fertilizers, phosphorus currently has no known substitute in agriculture. Without it, crops cannot grow. With too much of it, waterways are polluted. Across the globe, social, political, and economic pressures are influencing the biogeoche...

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Other Authors: Wyant, Karl A. (Editor), Corman, Jessica R. (Editor), Elser, James J., 1959- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Phosphorus.
Phosphorus cycle (Biogeochemistry)
Food > Phosphorus content.
SCIENCE > Chemistry > Inorganic.
Food > Phosphorus content
Phosphorus
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to P sustainability
  • Chapter 2: The biology and ecology of phosphorus in biota, natural ecosystems, and agroecosystems
  • Chapter 3: Global phosphorus: geological sources and demand-driven production
  • Chapter 4: sustainable P in agriculture: food and fuel
  • Chapter 5: Phosphorus in urban and agricultural landscapes
  • Chapter 6: Phosphorus recovery and reuse
  • Chapter 7: Cultural beliefs, values, and the biogeochemical cycling of P
  • Chapter 8: How MFA, transdisciplinarity, complex adaptive systems thinking, and education reform are keys to better managing P
  • Chapter 9: Future scenarios for the sustainable use of global phosphorus resources
  • Chapter 10: Concluding remarks: synthesis and initial steps toward a sustainable phosphorus future.

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