The document presents a model of the mineral nutrient cycle in different ecosystems. It uses circles of different sizes and thick arrows to represent the relative amounts of nutrients stored and transferred between biomass, litter, and soil. In taiga/coniferous forests, litter stores the largest amount of nutrients while biomass is low. Soil contains few nutrients due to leaching and slow decomposition of needle leaves. In tropical rainforests, biomass stores the most nutrients due to rapid growth, while litter storage is limited due to fast decomposition, and soil is nutrient-rich but prone to leaching.