Phosphorus Movement in Soil and Water

Phosphorus moves through ecosystems mostly as phosphate ions in soil, water, sediment, and rocks. Unlike carbon, water, and nitrogen, it is not found in the atmosphere as a gas. It is also often a limiting nutrient, which means it is in short supply in many environments.

Phosphorus is important i...

- [Narrador] En el ciclo del fósforo,

loa átomos de fósforo existen principalmente en la roca,

no en estado gaseoso.

Cuando la roca se erosiona, el fósforo es liberado

y se disuelve en arroyos,

lagos y aguas subterráneas.

Las plantas y las algas usan estos fósforos inorgánicos