Phosphorus is one of the major nutrients limiting the productivity of terrestrial, wetland and aquatic ecosystems. Over the last decade seve ral research projects were conducted on Florida's ecosystems from stat e and federal agencies and private industry to address water quality i ssues, and to develop management practices to control nutrient loads. Phosphorus Biogeochemistry of Sub-Tropical Ecosystems is the first th orough study of the role of phosphorus in ecological health and water quality ever published. Because of its vast and extensively studied ec osystems, Florida has often served...