Nutrient Cycles
The Carbon Cycle is crucial for many reasons, but a big reason, is that plants go through the carbon cycle and receive carbon from the atmosphere. I predict that if the volcano puts enough particles into the atmosphere then that might affect how efficient the carbon cycle works, ultimately reducing the amount of carbon given to the plants.
The Nitrogen Cycle is likely affected in a similar way to the carbon cycle. Being that the atmosphere is the largest pool of nitrogen, that might be seriously affected when the atmosphere gets covered in particles and gases form the volcanic eruption. I predict that with the cloudy skies, and the highly filled atmosphere, that processes such as nitrogen fixation would be difficult to do, resulting in lack of nitrogen in the area
The Water Cycle is probably the least affected cycle of all of these. Sure water levels are raised and more rock is underwater, but it hardly effects the way evaporation and precipitation and such work. Perhaps the dusty skies block some of the movement, but doubtful that its enough to harm or affect the area at all. I predict that the water cycle will be able to keep its cycle in clear movement due to its location in the ocean and the lack of harm to the water.
The Phosphorous Cycle usually tends to be a slow moving cycle, because of its lack of atmosphere travel. In fact, it only moves through animals, plants and the rock and environment around it. The island that was sunk, mostly likely lost almost all its phosphorous into the ocean and that of whats left on the island was covered in hot lava, now dried and still covering the surface of the island. After 29 years, the surface has gone through succession and has developed more reservoirs and has more phosphorous now, but closer to the eruption, the dried lava would have still covered the land. I predict that the cycle would be very affected being that the eruption killed all living things on the island, therefore ending the phosphorous cycle until succession sets in.
The Nitrogen Cycle is likely affected in a similar way to the carbon cycle. Being that the atmosphere is the largest pool of nitrogen, that might be seriously affected when the atmosphere gets covered in particles and gases form the volcanic eruption. I predict that with the cloudy skies, and the highly filled atmosphere, that processes such as nitrogen fixation would be difficult to do, resulting in lack of nitrogen in the area
The Water Cycle is probably the least affected cycle of all of these. Sure water levels are raised and more rock is underwater, but it hardly effects the way evaporation and precipitation and such work. Perhaps the dusty skies block some of the movement, but doubtful that its enough to harm or affect the area at all. I predict that the water cycle will be able to keep its cycle in clear movement due to its location in the ocean and the lack of harm to the water.
The Phosphorous Cycle usually tends to be a slow moving cycle, because of its lack of atmosphere travel. In fact, it only moves through animals, plants and the rock and environment around it. The island that was sunk, mostly likely lost almost all its phosphorous into the ocean and that of whats left on the island was covered in hot lava, now dried and still covering the surface of the island. After 29 years, the surface has gone through succession and has developed more reservoirs and has more phosphorous now, but closer to the eruption, the dried lava would have still covered the land. I predict that the cycle would be very affected being that the eruption killed all living things on the island, therefore ending the phosphorous cycle until succession sets in.