Phosphorus Biogeochemistry of Sub-Tropical Ecosystems

Phosphorus is one of the major nutrients limiting the productivity of terrestrial, wetland and aquatic ecosystems. Over the last decade several research projects were conducted on Florida's ecosystems from state and federal agencies and private industry to address water quality issues, and to develop management practices to control nutrient loads. Phosphorus Biogeochemistry in Sub-Tropical Ecosystems is the first thorough study of the role of phosphorus in ecological health and water quality ever published. Because of its vast and extensively studied ecosystems, Florida has often served as a national laboratory on current and future trends in ecosystem management. The reader will find studies at all levels of biological organization, from the cellular to entire ecological communities. The book is a definitive study of the role and behavior of phosphorus deposition in the upland/wetland/aquatic environment. The papers presented in this book are organized in specific groups: ecological analysis and global issues, biogeochemical transformations, biogeochemical responses, transport processes, phosphorus management, and synthesis. Although Florida's ecosystems are used as a case study, the results presented have global applications.

Table of Contents:
Global Issues: Sources and Sinks, Global Issues of Phosphorus in Terrestrial Ecosystems - The Role of Wetlands in Storage, Release, and Cycling of Phosphorus on the Landscape: A 25 Year Retrospective - Global Issues of Phosphorus in Aquatic Systems - Phosphorus in Florida's Environment: Analysis of Current Issues - Introduction to Soils of Subtropical Florida Biogeochemical Transformations, Inorganic Forms of Phosphorus in Water, Soil and Sediments - Phosphorus Sorption/Desorption Reactions on Soils and Sediments - Forms of Organic Phosphorus in Water, soils, and Sediments, Organic Phosphorus, Mineralization in Soils and Sediments, Biogeochemical Responses, Influence of Phosphorus Loading on Microbial Processes in Soil and Water Column of Wetlands, Effects of Phosphorus Enrichment on Structure and Function of Plant Communities in Florida Wetlands, Influence of Phosphorus Loading on Wetland Periphyton Assemblages: A Case Study from the Everglades, Assessing Nutrient Limitation and Trophic State in Florida Lakes, Transport Processes, Hydrologic Processes Influencing Phosphorus Transformations and Transport, Transport of Phosphorus in Wetlands, Effects of Hydrodynamics on Phosphorus Dynamics, Phosphorus Management, Phosphorus Management in Flatwood (Spodosols) Soils, Phosphorus Management in Organic (Histosols) Soils, Long-Term Water Quality Trends in the Everglades, Techniques for Optimizing Phosphorus Removal in Treatment Wetlands, Phosphorus Retention by the Everglades Nutrient Removal Project: An Everglades Stormwater Treatment Area, The Role of Phosphorus Reduction and Export in the Restoration of Lake Apopka, Phosphorus on Lake Okeechobee: Sources, sinks, and Strategies, Phosphorus Loading and Surface Water Quality in Florida Bay, Synthesis Management Models to Evaluate Phosphorus Transport Form Watersheds, Ecosystem Analysis of Phosphorus Impacts in South Florida, Management Models to Evaluate Phosphorus Impacts on Wetlands, Management Models to Evaluate Phosphorus Loads In Lakes, Policy Implications to Phosphorus Management in Florida Ecosystems

About the Author :
K. Ramesh Reddy (Edited by) , George A. O'Connor (Edited by) , C.L. Schelske (Edited by)

Review :
"…is the first thorough study of the role of phosphorous in ecological health and water quality ever published…because of its vast and extensively studied ecosystems…is a definitive study of the role and behavior of phosphorous deposition in the upland, wetland, and aquatic environment." -Ann McCarley in Environmental Geology "The presentation quality of the book is first-rate…I'm pleased to have this one on the shelf." --Mark R. Walbridge, in Ecology, Vol. 81, No. 5 Promo Copy