Protected Areas and Extensive Productions Systems: A Phosphorus Challenge beyond Human Food

FLUECK, WERNER; SMITH-FLUECK, JO ANNE; MONJEAU, ADRIAN

BIOSCIENCE

AMER INST BIOLOGICAL SCI

Año: 2011 vol. 61 p. 582 - 582

0006-3568

out the vitality of phosphorus (P) to life, the large amounts trapped in biomass, the widespread limitation of growth and production in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems due to its cycling characteristics, and the current anthropogenic dependence on nonrenewable sources of concentrated P. The article aimed to provide sustainable solutions for humanity by suggesting ways to improve cycling rather than losing P and provided a good overview of the problem focusing on food production. We would like to expand the discussion and also address points of difference. We view the anthropocentric concepts of sustainability and sustainable solutions as extending beyond food production.