A global network model of abiotic phosphorus cycling on Earth through time.

ABSTRACT: Phosphorus (P) is a crucial structural component of living systems and central to modern bioenergetics. P cycles through terrestrial geochemical reservoirs via complex physical and chemical processes. Terrestrial life has altered these fluxes between reservoirs as it evolved, which is why it is of interest to explore planetary P flux evolution in the absence of biology. This is especially true, since environmental P availability affects life's ability to alter other geochemical cycles, which could then be an example of niche construction. Understanding how P reservoir transport affects environmental P availability helps parameterize how the evolution of P reservoirs influenced the emergence of life on Earth, and potentially other planetary bodies. Geochemical P fluxes likely change as plan

SUBMITTER: Jusino-Maldonado M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9174171 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature