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Carbon balance of the terrestrial biosphere
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Created 12 Nov 2009
Published 12 Nov 2009
Last modified 29 Nov 2012
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Notes: Atmospheric carbon (in the form of CO2) is absorbed by plants in the process of photosynthesis
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A large part of this carbon is released back to the atmosphere. A small part is removed from the atmosphere and stored in the terrestrial biosphere (terrestrial carbon uptake).
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