The terrestrial biosphere is assumed to take up most of the carbon ... temperate ecosystems. If we decide to take up the challenge of managing the Earth's surface carbon cycle as a way of ...

A study from the U.S. Geological Survey found the ecosystems on California's public lands are losing the carbon they've ...

A change in any of these fluxes could have wide-ranging impacts on ecosystems and our climate. The IAEA Environment Laboratories apply nuclear and isotopic techniques to better understand the carbon ...

Ocean ecosystems play a critical role in carbon ... seagrasses and other forms of sea life interact sheds light on Earth’s carbon cycle. Carbon, a chemical element, is found in all organic ...

Soil carbon storage is a vital ecosystem service, resulting from interactions of ecological processes. Human activities affecting these processes can lead to carbon loss or improved storage.

Animals feed on plants, passing the carbon compounds along the food chain. Most carbon they consume is exhaled as carbon dioxide during respiration. The animals and plants eventually die.