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Earth's22
  • Slow or geological cycles (also called deep carbon cycle) can take millions of years to complete, moving substances through the Earth's crust between rocks, soil, ocean and atmosphere. (wikipedia.org)
  • Carbon in the Earth's atmosphere exists in two main forms: carbon dioxide and methane. (wikipedia.org)
  • This will eventually cause most of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to be squelched into the Earth's crust as carbonate. (wikipedia.org)
  • A new study led by a University of Alberta PhD student-and published in Nature -is examining the Earth's carbon cycle in new depth, using diamonds as breadcrumbs of insight into some of Earth's deepest geologic mechanisms. (ualberta.ca)
  • The vast majority of Earth's carbon is actually stored in its silicate mantle, not in the atmosphere," Regier explained. (ualberta.ca)
  • If we are to fully understand Earth's whole carbon cycle then we need to understand this vast reservoir of carbon deep underground. (ualberta.ca)
  • This means that most carbon is recycled back to the surface and only small amounts of carbon will be stored in the deep mantle-with significant implications for how scientists understand the Earth's carbon cycle. (ualberta.ca)
  • The movement of carbon between the surface and mantle affects Earth's climate, the composition of its atmosphere, and the production of magma from volcanoes," said Regier. (ualberta.ca)
  • Her goal is to understand the Earth's carbon history, current status, and from there, forecast its future through the migration and transformation of carbon-based materials in the ecosphere. (horiba.com)
  • We're all made of carbon and all Earth's organisms are carbon-based. (horiba.com)
  • As the Earth's biosphere reservoirs are connected, she works with materials that cycle continuously to determine its role and fate in the environment. (horiba.com)
  • It is significant that so much carbon dioxide stays in the atmosphere because CO 2 is the most important gas for controlling Earth's temperature. (nasa.gov)
  • This means that Earth's temperature will increase at least another 0.6 degrees Celsius (1 degree Fahrenheit) because of carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere. (nasa.gov)
  • The world is waking up to the fact that human-driven carbon emissions are responsible for warming our climate, driving unprecedented changes to ecosystems, and placing us on course for the sixth mass extinction event in Earth's history. (scitechdaily.com)
  • However, new research publishing this week in the leading international journal PNAS , sheds fresh light on the complicated interplay of factors affecting global climate and the carbon cycle - and on what transpired millions of years ago to spark two of the most devastating extinction events in Earth's history. (scitechdaily.com)
  • The eccentricity of the Earth's orbit around the Sun. The fluctuation between a nearly circular and elliptical orbit drives cyclic changes in the Earth's environment, including the global carbon cycle. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Our work shows that for the 18 million years or so in between the Triassic-Jurassic mass extinction and the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event, Earth's global carbon-cycle was in a constant state of change. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Periodic changes in the shape of Earth's orbit around the sun impacted on the amount of energy received by Earth from the sun, which in turn impacted climatic and environmental processes, as well as the carbon-cycle, on local, regional, and global scales. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Although this phenomenon is well known for having caused the glacial cycles in more recent times, the present study shows that these external forcing mechanisms on Earth's systems were also operating, and controlling Earth's carbon cycle in the distant past, even during non-glacial times when Earth was marked by hot-house climate conditions. (scitechdaily.com)
  • The study of past global change events, such as the end-Triassic mass extinction and the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event, as well as the time in between, allows scientists to disentangle the different processes that control global carbon cycle change and constrain tipping points in Earth's climate system. (scitechdaily.com)
  • We need to think about how we balance our energy sources and how we consume energy, while taking into account the Earth's natural carbon cycles. (lu.se)
  • Tropical rainforests have long been considered the Earth's lungs, sequestering large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and thereby slowing down the increasing greenhouse effect and associated human-made climate change. (lu.se)
Climate22
  • The majority of fossil carbon has been extracted over just the past half century, and rates continue to rise rapidly, contributing to human-caused climate change. (wikipedia.org)
  • Recently there has been increased interest in the Carbon Cycle because of our awareness of how atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) affect global climate change. (kenyon.edu)
  • Microbes play important roles in all aspects of the Carbon Cycle and are a very important consideration when analyzing climate change. (kenyon.edu)
  • I've seen trends of different types of carbon based materials being produced in different climate periods. (horiba.com)
  • So, this tells me that the Earth was functioning differently when the climate was different and as temperature changed, we have changes in carbon productivity over time, therefore different types of materials were interacting with the atmosphere in the past. (horiba.com)
  • Nutrient and carbon cycling through the atmosphere, ocean, soils, and biota vary with changing climate and land use over multiple temporal and spatial scales. (usgs.gov)
  • The Climate R&D Program conducts research to reduce uncertainties in projecting changes in the carbon cycle in response to future changes in land use and climate. (usgs.gov)
  • The time horizon, building type and size, and local climate all impact the costs and benefits from both energy efficiency improvements and hypothetical carbon costs. (nist.gov)
  • Drought as an intermittent disturbance of the water cycle interacts with the carbon cycle differently than the 'gradual' climate change. (knmi.nl)
  • This is important for the climate challenge, but also for the quantification of carbon credits, which incentivises farmers to take extra measures to increase their soil organic matter. (louisbolk.nl)
  • LCC's Climate Safe Streets report, first published last year and now updated to account for Covid-19 , is a comprehensive, in-depth blueprint for how to achieve a zero carbon road system in London by 2030. (lcc.org.uk)
  • At the same time, the land in the northern hemisphere is a much smaller sink, meaning that it absorbs less carbon than climate models had accounted for. (phys.org)
  • More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, means more heat trapped, resulting in an increase in temperature - this is contributing to climate change. (sciencelearn.org.nz)
  • We also summarize the effects of management activities and climate change on the wetland C cycle and give some perspectives on the current and future importance of wetlands to society. (usgs.gov)
  • However, as a research team from the University of Southern Denmark argues, a much older, low-carbon technology might help us reduce emissions and mitigate climate change: the bicycle . (earth.com)
  • In addition, volcanic activity released large amounts of greenhouse gases into the oceans and atmosphere at that point in time, which resulted in major global carbon cycle perturbations as well as global climate and environmental change. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Knowledge of past 14 C levels improves our understanding of climate processes, the Sun, the geodynamo, and the carbon cycle. (lu.se)
  • It is important to study both cycles so that we can understand how coal is transported in the short term (biologically) and over millions of years (geologically), and how this affects our climate. (lu.se)
  • From a climate perspective, weathering can be interesting, as the amount of carbon in this cycle increases the more weathering that takes place. (lu.se)
  • An international study released this week, led by Anders Ahlström, researcher at Lund University and Stanford University, shows that semi-arid ecosystems-savannahs and shrublands-play an extremely important role in controlling carbon sinks and the climate-mitigating ecosystem service they represent. (lu.se)
  • Understanding the processes responsible for trends and variability of the carbon cycle, and where they occur, provides insight into the future evolution of the carbon sink in a warmer world and the vital role natural ecosystems may play in accelerating or slowing down human-induced climate change", says Anders Ahlström. (lu.se)
  • The resultant carbon sink slows down the rate of increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and helps mitigate global climate change, a vital ecosystem service. (lu.se)
Biogeochemical cycles2
  • Other major biogeochemical cycles include the nitrogen cycle and the water cycle. (wikipedia.org)
  • Accurately quantifying and projecting changes in carbon balance, and accounting for links to other biogeochemical cycles (e.g. (lu.se)
Photosynthesis9
Sequestration5
  • It describes the movement of carbon as it is recycled and reused throughout the biosphere, as well as long-term processes of carbon sequestration (storage) to and release from carbon sinks. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the brochure, they talk about the importance of grasslands for carbon sequestration and the role that effective planned grazing has, among other practices, to improve soil health and the sequestering of carbon. (holisticmanagement.org)
  • Various measures are taken on plots of these farms to achieve additional carbon sequestration. (louisbolk.nl)
  • This is a critical step towards achieving the carbon sequestration targets in our arable soils. (louisbolk.nl)
  • Scientists in a global research project now show that the vast extensions of semi-arid landscapes occupying the transition zone between rainforest and desert dominate the ongoing increase in carbon sequestration by ecosystems globally, as well as large fluctuations between wet and dry years. (lu.se)
Footprint9
  • This paper uses life-cycle cost analysis and environmental life-cycle assessment with extensive building cost databases, whole building energy simulations, and state-level emissions and utility rates to estimate the relative cost-effectiveness of increasing building energy efficiency and lowering the carbon footprint in new commercial buildings. (nist.gov)
  • The cost-effective energy efficiency improvements not only save money, but also significantly reduce a building's carbon footprint. (nist.gov)
  • Thus, countries should promote sustainable bicycle use via supporting policy, planning, and infrastructure development in order to lower global transport's carbon footprint and improve public health. (earth.com)
  • Concept and importance of carbon footprint and life cycle assessment (LCA) for newspaper production. (wan-ifra.org)
  • Statistics and examples of the carbon footprint and LCA in different regions. (wan-ifra.org)
  • Case studies of newspaper producers who have successfully implemented carbon footprint and LCA in their operations, such as reducing energy consumption, switching to renewable sources, optimizing raw material use and improving waste management. (wan-ifra.org)
  • Polestar has released the first full life cycle assessment of its upcoming Polestar 4 , revealing impressive reductions in its carbon footprint compared to the Polestar 2 . (autoexpress.co.uk)
  • Polestar is already a leader in the electric car arena but has taken a step further in the drive to cut vehicle emissions by publishing the total carbon footprint of its cars in the form of a Life Cycle Assessment, or LCA. (autoexpress.co.uk)
  • In this document, Polestar estimates the total carbon footprint of its models throughout their manufacturing and use phases over 200,000kms - with variations factored-in for the source of its electricity. (autoexpress.co.uk)
Form of carbon dioxide2
  • Human activities over the past two centuries have increased the amount of carbon in the atmosphere by nearly 50% as of year 2020, mainly in the form of carbon dioxide, both by modifying ecosystems' ability to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and by emitting it directly, e.g., by burning fossil fuels and manufacturing concrete. (wikipedia.org)
  • To describe the geological carbon cycle, you can imagine a carbon atom from being released from a volcano in the form of carbon dioxide. (lu.se)
Compared to carbon dioxide1
Sinks5
  • The study revealed that the carbon-rich oceanic crust that sinks into the deep mantle releases most of its carbon before it gets to the deepest portion of the mantle. (ualberta.ca)
  • In particular, the Southern Ocean encircling Antarctica and forests in the northern hemisphere -while still substantial absorbers or "sinks" of carbon -may not take up as much as scientists have figured. (phys.org)
  • Their results demonstrate the importance of the pre-industrial carbon cycle in setting the distribution of carbon sinks in the present day, and the power of exploiting the relationship between ocean heat and carbon transport driven by large-scale circulation. (phys.org)
  • Some material sinks right to the bottom, where it forms layers of carbon-rich sediments. (sciencelearn.org.nz)
  • The Inverse Modelling group within the department operates and further develops data assimilation and inverse modelling systems capable of quantifying sources and sinks of carbon dioxide through the assimilation of observational data. (lu.se)
Atmospheric8
  • Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere had increased nearly 52% over pre-industrial levels by 2020, forcing greater atmospheric and Earth surface heating by the Sun. The increased carbon dioxide has also caused a reduction in the ocean's pH value and is fundamentally altering marine chemistry. (wikipedia.org)
  • Many produce CO 2 through respiration,and some fix atmospheric carbon, sequestering it in the soil. (kenyon.edu)
  • An important step of the carbon cycle is the fixation of atmospheric CO 2 and its subsequent assimilation into organic molecules. (kenyon.edu)
  • Carbon dioxide, on the other hand, remains a gas at a wider range of atmospheric temperatures than water. (nasa.gov)
  • With the seasonal cycle removed, the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration measured at Mauna Loa Volcano, Hawaii, shows a steady increase since 1957. (nasa.gov)
  • The results could change projections of how, when and where the currently massive levels of atmospheric carbon will result in environmental changes such as ocean acidification. (phys.org)
  • By reexamining ocean circulations and considering the carbon-moving power of rivers, the study's authors suggest that as much as 40 percent of the world's atmospheric carbon absorbed by land needs to be reallocated from existing estimates. (phys.org)
  • As a result, the land, which is deduced from observed atmospheric carbon dioxide and the assumed ocean sink in the same region, was found to be a source," Resplandy said. (phys.org)
Atmosphere34
Emissions6
  • The emissions part of the Global Carbon Cycle, showing natural CO2 emissions and human CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels. (skepticalscience.com)
  • In addition, global recognition of the impact of carbon emissions has led to global, national, provincial and regional regulations being enacted to measure, regulate and reduce both operational and embodied carbon emissions. (cwc.ca)
  • According to a new study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment , cycling more could be a highly effective solution for reducing emissions, as well as promoting better health. (earth.com)
  • According to the scientists, if people emulated the Danish or Dutch bicycle use patterns - with the Danes cycling an average of 1.6 kilometers per day and the Dutch 2.6 - the world could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 686 million metric tons per year. (earth.com)
  • Electric cars are a key element in that aim but while tailpipe emissions are zero, there's still a cost in terms of carbon in the materials EVs are built with and the electricity that powers them. (autoexpress.co.uk)
  • There has been an increase in the uptake of carbon dioxide over time, and land ecosystems have together absorbed almost one third of all carbon dioxide emissions from human activity since the 1960s. (lu.se)
Methane2
Inorganic carbon1
  • Organic cycling leads to inorganic carbon products like carbon dioxide, and while D'Andrilli focuses on characterizing the organic constituents first, she always ties in what products come out on the other end of the cycle. (horiba.com)
Nutrients8
  • Organic carbon and nutrients like phosphorus, nitrogen and potassium determine soil fertility. (wur.nl)
  • In this research theme we aim to close organic matter and nutrients cycles most efficiently by system engineering and technological innovation. (wur.nl)
  • To prevent carbon shortages in agriculture, and deal with nutrients efficiently, carbon and nutrients present in waste streams should be recovered for reuse in agriculture. (wur.nl)
  • However, currently organic carbon nor nutrients are hardly recovered from waste for reuse. (wur.nl)
  • To close carbon and nutrients cycles, ETE scientists develop strategies and technologies to preserve and recover these elements from waste streams. (wur.nl)
  • The potential to recycle organic carbon and nutrients on a local scale is largely unexplored, while it offers the advantage of minimized transport. (wur.nl)
  • They provide critical services including supplying a substrate and the nutrients necessary for plant growth, retaining moisture from precipitation, filtering contaminants from percolating waters, and acting as a sink of carbon. (usgs.gov)
  • After a drought the disturbances in the reservoirs of moisture, organic matter and nutrients in the soil and carbohydrates in plants lead to longer-term effects in plant carbon cycling, and potentially mortality. (knmi.nl)
Anthropogenic carbon1
  • However, anthropogenic carbon release will likely have disrupted this natural process, causing rapid global warming, rather than a steady return to cooler climates. (scitechdaily.com)
Processes8
  • These carbon stores interact with the other components through geological processes. (wikipedia.org)
  • The carbon exchanges between reservoirs occur as the result of various chemical, physical, geological, and biological processes. (wikipedia.org)
  • I love to engulf myself in understanding the fundamental processes that govern carbon transformations or microscopic organic material in any ecosystem. (horiba.com)
  • Here we review the state of the art of the understanding of the relation between water drought and the ecosystem carbon cycle interactions and argue that plant strategies must be given an adequate role in global vegetation models if the effects of drought on the carbon cycle are to be described in a way that justifies the interacting processes. (knmi.nl)
  • Parts of the cycle store carbon for different lengths of time, and there are many processes that move carbon in and out of the stores. (sciencelearn.org.nz)
  • One major challenge is to reduce the currently high uncertainty about how the carbon cycle responds to anthropogenic and biophysical drivers, including long-term effects of slow-responding processes of vegetation and soils. (lu.se)
  • A Grand Challenge is to reduce wide uncertainty in the carbon cycle and its responses to anthropogenic and biophysical drivers, including long-term effects of slow-responding processes of vegetation and soils. (lu.se)
  • they drive many essential biological processes, including maintaining the carbon cycle in the oceans. (cdc.gov)
Carbonic acid3
Oceans6
  • Increases in carbon dioxide are not only leading to warmer oceans, but also to more acidic oceans. (nasa.gov)
  • Resplandy and her co-authors used models and field observations to find that the world's oceans transport heat between the northern and southern hemispheres in the same way that carbon is transported. (phys.org)
  • In a commentary about the paper published in Nature Geosciences , Andrew Lenton, a research scientist at the Centre for Southern Hemisphere Oceans Research in Australia, wrote that the researchers established a correlation between heat and carbon transport, and showed that the pre-industrial carbon cycle can inform the understanding of the cycle today. (phys.org)
  • Scientists need to know how much carbon is entering the oceans, and where, so that they can more accurately project environmental changes that have a global reach, Resplandy said. (phys.org)
  • The Oceans are also important for the global carbon cycle. (lu.se)
  • There are, however, no forests in the oceans, but instead carbon dioxide is turned into biomass by phytoplankton. (lu.se)
Uptake1
  • In addition, savannahs spring to life in wetter years, causing large fluctuations in carbon dioxide uptake between wet and dry years. (lu.se)
Dynamics2
  • To describe the dynamics of the carbon cycle, a distinction can be made between the fast and slow carbon cycle. (wikipedia.org)
  • Finally, I remembered that Lightning Cycle Dynamics, a super-innovative recumbent bicycle manufacturer located in Lompoc, California, offers a trick carbon crankset in almost every length. (roadbikerider.com)
Ecosystem2
  • We study nutrient cycling and ecosystem quality in systems with strong oxygen depletion such as stratified basins like the Black Sea and oxygen minimum zones like the Benguela upwelling system. (nioz.nl)
  • The Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science together with the ICOS Carbon Portal are seeking to appoint a research engineer with a strong background in programming and applied mathematics. (lu.se)
Dioxide contributes1
Global6
  • As a result, aeolian dust is thought to play a vital role in the global carbon cycle . (nioz.nl)
  • A recent study in the journal Nature Geosciences examined the global carbon cycle and suggests that existing studies may have misgauged how carbon is distributed around the world, particularly between the northern and southern hemispheres. (phys.org)
  • The carbon being absorbed into the global cycle needs to match the carbon being emitted. (phys.org)
  • The ocean plays an important role in the global carbon cycle . (sciencelearn.org.nz)
  • We propose pioneering work on freshwater RQs, performed in broadly distributes lakes in Sweden, that will improve and possibly alter the perceived role of freshwaters in the global carbon cycle. (lu.se)
  • 1982. Biogenic sulfur compounds and the global sulfur cycle. (cdc.gov)
Biological carbon cycle3
  • The fast carbon cycle is also referred to as the biological carbon cycle. (wikipedia.org)
  • The biological carbon cycle has a very fast circulation rate compared to the geological cycle. (lu.se)
  • Or it can be transferred to the biological carbon cycle as organic material. (lu.se)
Nanotubes5
  • Pulmonary toxicity studies on carbon nanotubes focus primarily on as-produced materials and rarely are guided by a life cycle perspective or integration with exposure assessment. (cdc.gov)
  • In the first series of studies, the toxicity of as-produced carbon nanotubes and their polymer-coated counterparts was evaluated in reference to exposure assessment, material characterization, and stability of the polymer coating in biological fluids. (cdc.gov)
  • Postproduction modification by polymer coating did not enhance pulmonary injury, inflammation, and pathology or in vitro genotoxicity of as-produced carbon nanotubes, and for a particular coating, toxicity was significantly attenuated. (cdc.gov)
  • The aerosols generated from sanding composites embedded with polymer-coated carbon nanotubes contained no evidence of free nanotubes. (cdc.gov)
  • The percent weight incorporation of polymer-coated carbon nanotubes, 0.15% or 3% by mass, and composite matrix utilized altered the particle size distribution and, in certain circumstances, influenced acute in vivo toxicity. (cdc.gov)
Reservoir1
  • The changes in the carbon cycle impact each reservoir. (nasa.gov)
Nitrogen cycle1
Respiration2
  • Respiration in freshwater and marine systems represents some of the largest carbon fluxes on Earth. (lu.se)
  • Pelagic respiration is estimated by sensitive oxygen (O2) consumption methods, and converted to carbon dioxide (CO2) production by a fixed 1:1 'respiratory quotient' (RQ). (lu.se)
Fast carbon cycle1
  • Human activities have disturbed the fast carbon cycle for many centuries by modifying land use, and moreover with the recent industrial-scale mining of fossil carbon (coal, petroleum, and gas extraction, and cement manufacture) from the geosphere. (wikipedia.org)
Fiber rims2
Regarding these ener1
  • Carbon costs are introduced into the estimations to determine how an additional cost on carbon would impact the decision-making process regarding these energy efficiency improvements. (nist.gov)
Soils2
  • In the Netherlands, many agricultural soils suffer from a carbon shortage, due to the removal of crops. (wur.nl)
  • Soils hold an immense amount of our terrestrial carbon pool, and the microorganisms and minerals. (usgs.gov)
Scientists2
  • Beyond their beauty and industrial applications, diamonds provide unique windows into the deep Earth, allowing scientists to examine the transport of carbon through the mantle. (ualberta.ca)
  • For scientists, the world's carbon "budget" is like a bank ledger, Resplandy said. (phys.org)
Main2
  • Carbon is the main component of biological compounds as well as a major component of many minerals such as limestone. (wikipedia.org)
  • Thus, increased marine primary productivity and marine anoxia may have caused the initial carbon cycle disturbance and the extinctions but was not a main driver for the continued growth and exceptional magnitude of the MLCIE. (lu.se)
20221
  • Salsa Cycles has issued a recall notice for all Salsa Cowbell and Cowchipper carbon handlebars sold between December 2017 and 10th August 2022. (bikebiz.com)
Crankset1
  • The Descendant Carbon DUB crankset uses a proprietary TruVativ carbon construction process, delivering a crankset light enough for XC, yet durable enough for Enduro. (cahabacycles.com)
Geosphere1
Ecosystems1
  • I conduct organic carbon surveys in ecosystems wherever I can," she said. (horiba.com)
Fibre2
  • Moda Bikes are proud of their British heritage and their latest offering is a carbon fibre machine designed and manufactured on these shores. (roadcyclinguk.com)
  • Moda say it's the only carbon fibre frame they know of that is made in Britain. (roadcyclinguk.com)
Bikes4
  • We've racked our brains and can't think of any other, perhaps except the UK Sport bikes designed by British Cycling and ridden by the likes of Bradley Wiggins and Sir Chris Hoy at London 2012. (roadcyclinguk.com)
  • Moda, like most brands, usually outsource the production of their carbon frames to the Far East before assembling the bikes at their Derby HQ, but their latest work, dubbed the UK Carbon Project until the official model name is unveiled, is the fruit of their ambition to create a modern machine born in the UK. (roadcyclinguk.com)
  • In addition to our bikes, we also make great carbon components. (parleecycles.com)
  • Cycle Works was started in the summer of 1981 with 5 bikes and $300 in accessories in the shell of a former car wash. (cycleworksusa.com)
Life cycle6
  • As building performance and energy efficiency increases for new buildings, greater awareness is being paid to the life cycle impacts of the materials and systems which comprise the building structure. (cwc.ca)
  • Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) has been recognized in most major green building rating systems as an important tool to evaluate and reduce the embodied impacts of construction, including transportation of materials. (cwc.ca)
  • Gain a functional understanding on using an important life cycle assessment tool, the Athena Impact Estimator. (cwc.ca)
  • As an example, an ICE-powered Volvo XC40 SUV can produce as much as 58 tonnes over its 200,000km life cycle. (autoexpress.co.uk)
  • In vivo toxicity assessment of occupational components of the carbon nanotube life cycle to provide context to potential health effects. (cdc.gov)
  • Our study provides perspective that, while the number of workers and consumers increases along the life cycle, toxicity and/or potential for exposure to the as-produced material may greatly diminish. (cdc.gov)
Sink4
  • Otherwise, this carbon is attributed to the land sink and is missing from the ocean sink. (phys.org)
  • By tracking this heat, the researchers discovered that the ocean in the southern hemisphere is a much smaller carbon sink than previously thought and that the land at the same latitude is an almost non-existent source of carbon. (phys.org)
  • As a result, the extent to which land acts as a sink or source is largely deduced by assigning it whatever carbon is left over after ocean data are considered, Resplandy said. (phys.org)
  • In the Connected article Trees, seas and soil discover what a carbon sink is and why they are so important. (sciencelearn.org.nz)
Fixation4
  • Some bacteria specifically involved in carbon fixation are Cyanobacteria (such as Chroococcus , Nostoc , and Spirulina ) and some species of Aquifex ,such as Aquifex aeolicus . (kenyon.edu)
  • This pathway converts a C3 metabolite to two acetyl-CoA by fixation of one additional CO2 equivalent, or assimilates glyoxylate, a photorespiration intermediate, to produce acetyl-CoA without net carbon loss. (osti.gov)
  • This work provides a strategy to improve carbon fixation efficiency in photosynthetic organisms. (osti.gov)
  • article{osti_1500021, title = {Augmenting the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle by a synthetic malyl-CoA-glycerate carbon fixation pathway}, author = {Yu, Hong and Li, Xiaoqian and Duchoud, Fabienne and Chuang, Derrick S. and Liao, James C.}, abstractNote = {The Calvin-Benson-Bassham (CBB) cycle is presumably evolved for optimal synthesis of C3 sugars, but not for the production of C2 metabolite acetyl-CoA. (osti.gov)
Humans1
  • Humans, through the migration of populations, agricultural practices and fossil fuel consumption have interfered with the natural carbon cycle of the planet, yielding significant consequences. (horiba.com)
Constrain1
  • We need to better constrain the transport of carbon from the land to the ocean by rivers. (phys.org)
Molecules2
  • The major function of microbes in the Carbon Cycle is as decomposers-- degraders of complex organic molecules that would otherwise permanently sequester carbon, keeping it from being used by organisms. (kenyon.edu)
  • Carbon dioxide molecules provide the initial greenhouse heating needed to maintain water vapor concentrations. (nasa.gov)
Toxicology1
Fluxes1
  • Yellow numbers are natural fluxes, and red are human contributions in gigatons of carbon per year. (lu.se)