Assume a forest is clearcut. The clearcutting removes much of the tree phosphorus.What other impacts to the phosphorus cycle might you expect in the system?Answer (A)-(C) below. [2-4 sentences per answer](A) What is one process/pathway in the phosphorus cycle that you might expect toincrease? Why?(B) What is one process/pathway in the phosphorus cycle that you might expect todecrease? Why?(C) A nearby stream is reported to be P-limited. What impact might the clearcuttinghave on the stream community? Explain.

Phosphorus cycle is the movement of phosphorus through hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere. Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for the growth of plants. A. As a result of forest cutting/removal the roots of trees die. Roots of trees hold phosphorus along with other nutrients. But when roots die, they can not hold the nutrients and phosphorus becomes free to move along with water. This flowing phosphorus deposits into rivers, streams, and ultimately in the ocean. Thus, due to forest removal, phosphorus is reduced in the soil/land while it gets increased into water/hydrosphere.B. Tree roots die, when tree is cut. Roots are capable to hold/grip phosphorus along with other nutrients, whey they live. But after cutting of trees, the roots lost their capability to hold phosphorus. Phosphorus becomes free to flow along with water/stream. Thus, forest removal causes loss of phosphorus into soil/lithosphere (decrease in the amount of phosphorus into lithosphere), which then flows to the water bodies.C. Phosphorus is the essential nutrient for the plants. If phosphorus enriches the nearby water body due to the removal of forest of region, algal bloom in the water body takes place. This algal bloom is known as eutrophication. Eutrophication leads to drying of water body. The nearby community gets affected with eutrophication because of water scarcity and contaminated water, which is the result of eutrophication. Several health related problems would be experienced by the community due to poor quality water and dehydration.