carboncycle

carboncycle
carbon cycle n.
1. Physics. See carbon-nitrogen cycle.
2. Ecology. The combined processes, including photosynthesis, decomposition, and respiration, by which carbon as a component of various compounds cycles between its major reservoirs—the atmosphere, oceans, and living organisms.

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