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Preferred term

carbon cycling

Is replaced by

carbon dynamics

Definition

[Henderson's] the various processes by which carbon from atmospheric carbon dioxide enters the biosphere, circulates within it as organic carbon, and is eventually returned to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. Carbon enters the biosphere by photosynthetic ﬁxation of carbon dioxide into organic compounds and is returned to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide formed chieﬂy by respiration of living organisms, but also by burning of wood and fossil fuels.

Broader concept

deprecated concept

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_88

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 3/21/22

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