(Introduction)
Total phosphorus inputs to the oceans
Total phosphorus burial in the oceans
Inputs and burial of biogeochemically active phosphorus to the oceans
Phosphorus dynamics in estuaries - Phosphate desorption and particulate burial
Mecanisms of phosphorus burial and retention in near-shore and marine sediments
　Near-shore temperate sediments
　Near-shore tropical and subtropical sediments
　Deep-sea sediments
Role of phosphorus inputs and the sedimentary phosphorus cycle in regilating net primary production in estuaries and oceans
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SCOPE 54 -Phosphorus in the Global Environment - Transfers, Cycles and Management

List of Contributors ix
Preface xiv
Acknowledgements xv

1 Introduction And Synthesis 1
Holm Tiessen

2 Global Transfers Of P In Fertilizer Materials And Agricultural Commodities 7
James D. Beaton, Terry L. Roberts, Ed H. Halstead and Lyle E. Cowell

3 Closing The Cycle: Obstacles To Efficient P Management For Improved Global Food Security 27
Artur Runge-Metzger

4 Phosphorus Balance In European Agriculture - Status And Policy Options 43
Erik Sibbesen and Arthur Runge-Metzger

5 Phosphorus Fertility Management In Agroecosystems 59
Michael J. Hedley, John J. Mortvedt, N.S. Bolan and J. Keith Syers

6 Heavy Metal And Radionuclide Contaminants In Phosphate Fertilizers 93
John J. Mortvedt and James D. Beaton

7 Reactions Controlling The Cycling Of P In Soils 107
Emmanuel Frossard, Michel Brossard, Michael J. Hedley and Allister Metherell

8 Strategies Of Phosphorus Acquisition And Conservation By Plant Species And Communities 139
Kate Lajtha and Anthony F. Harrison

9 Rehabilitation Of Anthropic Savanna 149
Helmuth R. von Uexkull and E. Mutert

10 Phosphorus Dynamics In Slash-and-burn And Alley Cropping On Ultisols Of The Humid Tropics 155
Michael Hands, Anthony F. Harrison and T. Bayliss-Smith

11 Phosphorus Transfers From Terrestrial To Aquatic Ecosystems 171
Andrew N. Sharpley, Mike J. Hedley, Erik Sibbesen, Anna Hillbricht-Ilkowska, W. Alan House and Lech Ryszkowski

12 Phosphorus Transfers And Landscape Structure: Riparian Sites And Diversified Land Use Patterns 201
Anna Hillbricht-Ilkowska, Lech Ryszkowski and Andrew N. Sharpley

13 Phosphate Transport And Retention In A Riparian Meadow - A Case Study 229
Andrzje Kedziora, Lech Ryszkowski and Zbigniew Kundzewicz

14 Influence Of Human Populations On Phosphorus Transfers To Aquatic Systems: A Regional Scale Study Using Large Rivers 235
Nina F. Caraco

15 Transport And Transformations Of P, Fluvial And Lacustrine Ecosystems 245
John Melack

16 Phosphorus As A Limiting Resource In Inland Waters; Interactions With Nitrogen 255
Johan U. Grobbelaar and W. Alan House

17 The P Cycle In The Balaton Catchment - A Hungarian Case Study 275
Sandor Herodek, Vera Istvanovics, Geza Jolankai, Peter Csatho, Tamas Nemeth and G. Gyorgy Varallyay

18 Nutrient Limitation Of Phytoplankton And Eutrophication Of Inland, Estuarine And Marine Waters 301
Thomas R. Fisher, John M. Melack, Johan U. Grobbelaar and Robert W. Howarth

19 Transport To And Processing Of P In Near-shore and Oceanic Waters 323
Robert W. Howarth, Henning S. Jensen, Roxanne Marino and Henk Postma

20 Phosphorus Transfer From Tropical Terrestrial To Aquatic Systems - Mangroves 347
Ignacio H. Salcedo and Carmen Medeiros

References 363

Index 459