The Phosphorus Cycle Flashcards
1
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The Phosphorus Cycle
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The cycle through which phosphorus moves through the environment in different forms
2
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limiting factor
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(any factor that controls a populations growth- food,space, water)
3
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terrestrial cycle
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The portion of a biogeochemical cycle that takes place on land
4
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Eutrophication
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Warm water becoming overly enriched with minerals and nutrients to the point the excessive growth of algea and other phytoplankton occurs (an algae bloom)
