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A broken biogeochemical cycle

James Elser () and Elena Bennett
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James Elser: James Elser is at the School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.
Elena Bennett: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Nature, 2011, vol. 478, issue 7367, 29-31

Abstract: Excess phosphorus is polluting our environment while, ironically, mineable resources of this essential nutrient are limited. James Elser and Elena Bennett argue that recycling programmes are urgently needed.

Date: 2011
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