Nutrient Cycles in Ecosystems
"Soil destruction creates a vicious cycle, in which less carbon is stored, the world gets hotter, and the land is further degraded."
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2015
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2015
"Earth's biosphere is like a sealed terrarium in which all nutrients that support life and all wastes that are produced are constantly recycled within it's boundaries. The carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, and phosphorus cycle move nutrients into and out of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Human activities such as land clearing, agriculture, industry, and motorized transportation can affect nutrient cycles." (Sandner, L. et al. 2008, p. 68).