Coastal areas, which carry over 50% of the world's population, are essential to humankind because they offer abundant ...

New research revealed the remarkable chemical diversity of substances exuded by coral reefs and demonstrated that thousands ...

Rivers, lakes and wetlands are important factors for climate change, which should have a place in conceptual models of the global carbon cycle. A broader concept of a 'boundless carbon cycle ...

A balanced carbon cycle is essential. Carbon is a major component in carbohydrates, fats and proteins. The carbon cycle involves the exchange of carbon between living organisms (biotic ...

Global heating over this millennium could exceed previous estimates due to carbon cycle feedback loops. This is the conclusion of a new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) ...

Using instruments on board, the Biomass satellite will be able to measure the woody trunks, branches and stems where carbon ...

Most of Australia’s plants rely on a hidden underground network of fungi for water and minerals. They could be in trouble – ...

and heterotrophic bacteria. The products of these organisms feed back into the carbon cycle in marine sediments, where they may be consumed by other microbes.

(A) Photosynthesis in land plants fixes atmospheric CO2 (inorganic carbon) as organic carbon, which is either stored as plant biomass or in soil, or is decomposed back to CO2 through plant and ...

as part of what is called ‘the global carbon cycle.’ A change in any of these fluxes could have wide-ranging impacts on ecosystems and our climate. The IAEA Environment Laboratories apply nuclear and ...