Phosphorus cycle

"Phosphorus cycle, circulation of phosphorus in various forms through nature. Of all the elements recycled in the biosphere, phosphorus is the scarcest and therefore the one most limiting in any given ecological system. It is indispensable to life, being intimately involved in energy transfer and in the passage of genetic information in the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of all cells" (Britannica 2020)
 

Sources

Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Phosphorus cycle." Encyclopedia Britannica, January 23, 2020. https://www.britannica.com/science/phosphorus-cycle.