Dear Authors:

Thank you for sending your replies to referee comments. The referees gave high evaluation to scientific significance and moderate to scientific quality and presentation. After the comments on open discussion system, I didn’t receive an additional comment from the referees. Both referees recommend that your manuscript needs to be improved especially in clarity. As far as I studied your replies, I understand that you would re-organize the manuscript to improve clarity of the research goal, method, results, and discussion. Though such re-organization should take time, it would be worth doing to improve readability. Finally, I conclude that the manuscript comes close to acceptance for publication and is subject to moderate revisions, on the basis of your replies to referee comments.

Dear Authors:
Thank you for your reply and revised manuscript. This manuscript addressed the influences of animal feeding and detritus on phosphorus cycling in tropical rainforest in lowland Amazonia. Since phosphorus gathers increasing attention as a limiting nutrient (in addition to nitrogen) for terrestrial ecosystems, this work will give implications on its biogeochemical cycle. The manuscript was improved substantially from the previous ones, on the basis of referee comments. I appreciate long efforts by the authors. Finally, I recommend that the manuscript would be accepted for publication.