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The 115 pages that link to Carbon cycle, each with the reason it gives.

• Carbon dioxideNarrower topic: CO₂ is a major exchangeable form of carbon linking these reservoirs.

• PhotosynthesisNarrower topic: Photosynthesis is a major pathway moving atmospheric carbon dioxide into living matter.

• Greenhouse gas emissionsNarrower topic: It determines how long emitted carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere.

• AnthropoceneNarrower topic: Fossil-fuel combustion has rapidly shifted carbon from geological stores into the atmosphere and oceans.

• Land-use changeNarrower topic: Changing vegetation and soils alters carbon storage and emissions.

• PlanktonNarrower topic: Photosynthesis and sinking planktonic material move carbon through the ocean and atmosphere.

• Seagrass meadowNarrower topic: Meadow degradation can expose stored sediment carbon to decomposition and release.

• PhytoplanktonNarrower topic: Phytoplankton fix dissolved carbon and help move it through ocean ecosystems.

• Primary productionNarrower topic: Primary production is a major route by which carbon enters living biomass.

• Alcoholic fermentationNarrower topic: Fermentation returns sugar-derived carbon to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.

• Carbon dioxide emissionsNarrower topic: It connects emission sources to the sinks and reservoirs that determine atmospheric CO₂ levels.

• Congo BasinNarrower topic: Forest growth and peat accumulation make the basin a major terrestrial carbon store.

• Carbon sinkNarrower topic: It tracks the exchanges that determine whether a system is a net sink or source.

• PeatNarrower topic: Peat accumulation removes carbon from active circulation and stores it in soils.

• MethanogenesisNarrower topic: Methanogenesis converts organic or inorganic carbon into methane.

• PaleoceneNarrower topic: Carbon-cycle shifts help explain Paleocene climate and the warming at its end.

• Paleocene–Eocene Thermal MaximumNarrower topic: Its reservoirs and exchanges frame the event’s carbon release and recovery.

• Atmospheric lifetimeNarrower topic: Carbon dioxide’s persistence reflects exchange among reservoirs, not just atmospheric chemical loss.

• CarbonateNarrower topic: Carbonate formation and dissolution transfer carbon between ocean water and solid Earth.

• CharcoalNarrower topic: Charcoal can store biomass carbon in a persistent solid form or release it when burned.

• Slash-and-burn agricultureNarrower topic: Burning and regrowth transfer carbon between vegetation and the atmosphere.

• Biological carbon pumpNarrower topic: The pump is one pathway within the global exchange of carbon among reservoirs.

• Carbon-14Narrower topic: Carbon-14 enters living matter through the same exchanges that circulate ordinary carbon.

• Soil carbon sequestrationNarrower topic: Soil storage shifts carbon within the larger system of sources and sinks.

• Plant physiologyNarrower topic: Photosynthesis and plant respiration make vegetation a major part of carbon exchange.

• New Siberian IslandsNarrower topic: Thawing island permafrost can release carbon stored in frozen organic matter.

• Organic matterNarrower topic: Organic matter is a major pathway and store in exchanges among organisms, soils, and waters.

• Carbonate–silicate cycleNarrower topic: The carbonate–silicate cycle is its slow geological component.

• CalcificationNarrower topic: Calcification transfers dissolved inorganic carbon into biological minerals and, eventually, sediments.

• Charles David KeelingNarrower topic: Keeling’s measurements tested how human activity was changing carbon movement through the atmosphere.

• BiomassNarrower topic: Changes in biomass move carbon between living organisms and other carbon pools.

• Carbon isotope excursionNarrower topic: Large excursions record major reorganizations of carbon reservoirs and fluxes.

• Volcanic outgassingNarrower topic: Volcanic carbon emissions transfer carbon from geological reservoirs toward the atmosphere.

• PulpwoodNarrower topic: Harvesting and processing pulpwood affect where forest carbon is stored or released.

• Spruce budwormNarrower topic: Outbreak-driven tree mortality and decomposition change forest carbon storage and release.

• Dissolved loadNarrower topic: Weathering-derived dissolved carbon species connect rivers to ocean and atmospheric carbon stores.

• Late Devonian mass extinctionNarrower topic: Carbon-isotope shifts in Devonian rocks record major changes in carbon burial and ocean chemistry.