Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems

carbon cycle  The biological carbon cycle is the rapid exchange of carbon among living things; autotrophs use carbon dioxide produced by heterotrophs to carbon cycle modelling MODELLING THE PRODUCTION PROCESSES IN THE CONIFEROUS FOREST Coniferous forests play an important role in the global carbon cycle

The carbon cycle is nature's way of recycling carbon atoms Carbon is the foundation for all Why is the carbon cycle important? A stable carbon cycle is essential to life on Earth Maintaining a carbon balance allows the planet to remain

The oceans play a particularly important role in the carbon cycle Surface waters exchange gases with the atmosphere, absorbing and releasing carbon dioxide, But carbon in sedimentary rocks, with an average residence time of 400 million years, participates little in global carbon circulation over shorter times The