Organic phosphorus is involved in almost every biological process. Organic forms of phosphorus often dominate in soils and aquatic systems and many organisms possess complex mechanisms enabling them to access phosphorus from organic compounds. However organic phosphorus remains the most poorly understood aspect of the global phosphorus cycle. This book brings together the latest research and opinion on the biogeochemistry of organic phosphorus from a wide range of disciplines and focuses specifically on the characterisation and transformations of organic phosphorus in terrestrial and aquatic systems. It examines analytical procedures for the chemical characterization of organic phosphorus in environmental samples, processes regulating organic phosphorus in the environment, and integration of the process at the ecosystem level. Ecological, chemical, microbiological and analytical aspects are explored. Written by a team of leading experts, the book will provide an invaluable reference for all those interested in organic phosphorus.
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This book brings together the latest research and opinion on the biogeochemistry of organic phosphorus from a wide range of disciplines and focuses specifically on the characterisation and transformations of organic phosphorus in terrestrial and aquatic systems.
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a: Preface, B L Turner, E Frossard and D S Baldwin Section A: Chemical characterization of organic phosphorus in environmentalsamples 1: Separation, preconcentration and speciation of organic phosphorus in environmental samples, I D McKelvie, Monash University, Australia 2: Using phosphorus-31 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to characterize organic phosphorus in environmental samples, B J Cade-Menun, Stanford University, USA 3: Organic phosphorus speciation in natural waters by mass spectrometry, W T Cooper, J M Llewelyn, G L Bennett, A C Stenson and V J M Salters, Florida State University, USA Section B: Processes controlling the dynamics of organic phosphorus in theenvironment 4: Abiotic degradation of organic phosphorus compounds in the environment, D S Baldwin, J A Howitt, Monash University, Australia, and J K Beattie, University of Sydney, Australia 5: Enzymatic hydrolysis of organic phosphorus, H Quiquampoix, and D Mousain, INRA-ENSAM, France 6: Abiotic stabilization of organic phosphorus in the environment, L Celi and E Barberis, University of Turin, Italy 7: Microbial turnover of phosphorus in soil, A Oberson, Institute of Plant Sciences, Switzerland, and E J Joner, Norwegian Forest Research Institute, Norway 8: Utilization of soil organic phosphorus by higher plants, A E Richardson, T S George, M Hens, and R J Simpson, CSIRO Plant Industry, Australia 9: Microbial turnover of organic phosphorus in aquatic systems, R T Heath, Kent State University, USA 10: Ecological aspects of phosphatase activities of algae and bryophytes, B A Whitton, University of Durham, UK, A M Al-Shehri, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia, N T W Ellwood, Universita Roma Tre, Italy, and B L Turner Section C: Integrating processes at the ecosystem level 11: Organic phosphorus dynamics in tropical agroecosystems, G Nziguheba, Generose, Belgium, and E K Buenemann, Institute of Plant Sciences, Switzerland 12: Organic phosphorus transfer from terrestrial to aquatic environments, B L Turner 13: Interactions of organic phosphorus in terrestrial ecosystems, L M Condron, Lincoln University, New Zealand, and H Tiessen, Göttingen University, Germany 14: Organic phosphorus in the aquatic environment: speciation, transformations and interactions with nutrient cycles, A M Mitchell and D S Baldwin, Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre, Australia 15: Modelling phosphorus, carbon and nitrogen dynamics in terrestrial ecosystems, W J Parton, Colorado State University, USA, J Neff, US Geological Survey, Denver, USA, and P M Vitousek, Stanford University, USA 16: Modelling organic phosphorus transformations in aquatic systems, P Reichert, Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology, Switzerland, and B Wehrli, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland 17: Synthesis and recommendations for future research, B L Turner"
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"This is a very welcome book and one that will be indispensable for phosphorus researchers in the years to come." R H Foy, European Journal of Soil Science, April 2006 "This book contains papers of a high standard that link well to each other to provide a picture of P that encompasses terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems." P J Gregory, Experimental Agriculture, 42, 2006
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ISBN
9780851998220
Publisert
2004-12-08
Utgiver
Vendor
CABI Publishing
Høyde
244 mm
Bredde
172 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
432