Summary diagram of the fate of phosphorus entering a wetland. • Sedimentation: Particulate matter (inorganic and/or organic sediment) entrained in the water

Wetlands are able to remove nitrogen and phosphorus through a combination of physical, chemical, and biological processes. These naturally occurring processes adsorb/absorb, transform, sequester, and remove the nutrients and other …

Oct 5, 2022 · Deposition of particulate matter, adsorption, uptake by biomass, and peat accretion are the primary phosphorus sequestration mechanisms in wetlands, depending on site-specific conditions (e.g., growing season length, vegetation communities, and soil type).

Feb 1, 2025 · Phosphorus (P) is an essential plant nutrient that often limits agricultural productivity. Human activities, especially fertiliser use, have significantly altered the P cycle, causing eutrophication of aquatic systems. Restoring wetlands to agricultural landscapes can retain P, improving water quality and other ecosystem services.

May 9, 2016 · Most of the wetlands were situated in Europe and North America. The removal rate of both total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) is highly dependent on the loading rate. Significant relationships were also found for annual average air …

Dec 1, 2024 · Wetlands are increasingly being constructed to retain phosphorus, but indicators of performance are often unique to individual wetlands. In this quantitative literature synthesis, we highlight two major knowledge gaps and a source of bias in our current understanding of phosphorus retention by constructed and restored wetlands.

This chapter presents a review on the forms of P in wetland soils, inorganic P retention mechanisms in wetland soils, organic P transformations in wetlands soils, and P assimilation capacity of wetlands.

Jan 13, 2020 · Studies indicate that P sorption–desorption dynamic, mineralization, and enzymatic hydrolysis of P in freshwater wetlands’ soils/sediments are crucial in causing internal loading or sink of P in wetland systems.

Apr 9, 2019 · Phosphorus is often a limiting macro-element for primary productivity of wetland ecosystems (Bastami et al. 2018) and plays an important role in protecting biodiversity and maintaining community structure stability (Audette et al. 2016; Johannesson et al. 2011).

Sep 8, 2005 · Research on the cycling of organic phosphates in wetlands focuses conventionally on the turnover of phosphate monoesters, but our results suggest strongly that greater emphasis should be given to understanding the role of phosphate diesters and phosphodiesterase activity.