Phosphorus

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The increased supply of phosphorus benefits cyanobacteria that live on the surface of the brown algae.

From Science Daily

The tower is bristling with high-tech instruments - sensors that track almost everything happening between the forest and the atmosphere: water vapor, carbon dioxide, sunlight, and essential nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus.

From BBC

High in phosphorus, it can become a problem when excess nutrients from animal manure leaches into rivers and groundwater.

From BBC

"It may be that in normal conditions phosphorus is bound up in another molecule such as phosphorus trioxide," explained Beiler.

From Science Daily

As atmospheric CO2 levels rise and the planet warms, more nutrients such as phosphorus are washed into the sea.

From Science Daily