Phosphorus, food, and our future /

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Group Author: Wyant, Karl A. (Editor); Corman, Jessica R. (Editor); Elser, James J., 1959- (Editor)
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: Oxford :
Publication Dates: [2013]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xviii, 224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780199916832 (hardback) :
0199916837 (hardback)
Index Number: QD181
CLC: O613.62
Call Number: O613.62/P575-3
Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction to P sustainability -- Chapter 2: The biology and ecology of phosphorus in biota, natural ecosystems, and agroecosystems -- Chapter 3: Global phosphorus: geological sources and demand-driven production -- Chapter 4: sustainable P in agriculture: food and fuel -- Chapter 5: Phosphorus in urban and agricultural landscapes -- Chapter 6: Phosphorus recovery and reuse -- Chapter 7: Cultural beliefs, values, and the biogeochemical cycling of P -- Chapter 8: How MFA, transdisciplinarity, complex adaptive systems thinking, and education reform are keys to better managing P -- Chapter 9: Future scenarios for the sustainable use of global phosphorus resources -- Chapter 10: Concluding remarks: synthesis and initial steps toward a sustainable phosphorus future.