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entity > process > biogeochemical process > carbon dynamics > carbon sink

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carbon sink  

Definition

  • [Henderson's] any part of the biosphere in which carbon is absorbed and immobilized faster than it is released, e.g. ocean sedi­ments and tropical rain forests.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • carbonate sinks
  • carbon sinking

Scope note

  • MS Academic Keywords

Creator

  • 0000-0003-2195-3997

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20999

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