Phosphorus (P) is an essential element for the evolution of life and circulates between different layers of the Earth through carriers such as igneous and sedimentary rocks. Geochemical analyses show that the variation of P concentration in igneous rocks, especially volcanics, affected the P fluctuation in coeval marginal sedimentary rocks deposited in shallow marine environments over most of geological time. The continuous increase of P concentration in volcanics resulted from decreased melting degrees due to Earth's cooling. Supercontinent assembly and massive subduction within the supercontinent cycle could result in spikes of volcanic P. Two-stage variation of volcanic P and the distinct proportion of juvenile crust provided evidence for global plate tectonics beginning at ~2.1 Ga. Oxygenation events on the Earth's surface increased marginal sedimentary P and thus decreased complementary distal sedimentary P deposited in abyssal marine environments that could enter the mantle by subduction. They had a lag effect on the decreasing P concentration of ensuing volcanics undergoing weathering and riverine transport to marine ecosystems, forming negative feedback. Therefore, the global tectonics and oxygenation events drove the Earth-scale P cycle, profoundly affecting the evolution of different layers of the Earth, especially the biosphere.

磷 (P) 是生命进化的基本元素，通过火成岩和沉积岩等载体在地球的不同层之间循环。地球化学分析表明，火成岩尤其是火山岩中P浓度的变化影响了沉积在浅海环境中的同时代边缘沉积岩在大部分地质时期的P波动。火山岩中磷浓度的持续增加是由于地球冷却导致融化度降低。超大陆旋回中的超大陆组装和大规模俯冲可能导致火山P的峰值。火山P的两阶段变化和幼年地壳的明显比例为从~2.1 Ga开始的全球板块构造提供了证据。地球表面的氧合事件增加了边缘沉积磷，从而减少了沉积在深海环境中的互补远端沉积磷，这些环境可以通过俯冲进入地幔。它们对随后发生风化和河流运输到海洋生态系统的火山P浓度降低具有滞后效应，形成负反馈。因此，全球构造和氧合事件推动了地球尺度的磷循环，深刻影响了地球不同层特别是生物圈的演化。