Carbon cycle
The carbon cycle describes the biogeochemical cycle, or routes by which carbon atoms are exchanged through nested networks of environmental systems from the atmosphere into the biosphere, through photosynthesis and back again with respiration, decomposition, and biomass burning.
Published at Encyclopedia of global warming & climate change, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Volume Second Edition
Pages 193-194, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564.n103
Published in 2012
Nsikak U. Benson
Benson Nsikak » Nsikak Benson holds a Ph.D. degree in Marine Environmental Chemistry. His research interest is primarily on investigating the exchange of marine trace gases between the atmosphere and the ocean. He is interested in developing a quantitative understanding of the cycling of carbon, nutrients and other elements in ocean systems as well as interactions with ocean biology and anthropogenic impacts.... view full profile
