Carbon Cycle
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Atmospheric CO₂ pool
Carbon dioxide in air; increased by combustion and deforestation.
Plant biomass pool
Stores carbon as glucose via photosynthesis.
Animal biomass pool
Carbon stored through consumption.
Soil/decomposer pool
Carbon in organic matter; released through decomposition.
Ocean pool
Major carbon sink exchanging CO₂ with atmosphere.
Fossil fuel pool
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Carbon flux: photosynthesis
Moves CO₂ → biomass.
Carbon flux: respiration
Moves biomass carbon → CO₂.
Carbon flux: decomposition
Breakdown of dead matter → CO₂.
Carbon flux: combustion
Burning fuels releases CO₂ rapidly.
Carbon flux: ocean exchange
Ocean absorbs/releases CO₂.
Human alteration: fossil fuel burning
Strongest driver of rising CO₂.
Human alteration: deforestation
Reduces carbon fixation; increases atmospheric CO₂.
Human alteration: agriculture & cows
Produces methane; alters land carbon pools.
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