Phosphorus Cycles

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Weathering
Slow breakdown of terrestrial phosphate (PO43-)
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Runoff
flow of phosphate into aquatic systems via precipitation
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assimilation
take up of phosphorus by producers, and in turn, consumers
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deposition
return of phosphorus to soil and rock through decay and waste of products
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