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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Fields of Study > Earth system science > biogeochemical cycles > carbon cycle
Fields of Study > geology > geochemistry > biogeochemistry > biogeochemical cycles > carbon cycle
Fields of Study > chemistry > geochemistry > biogeochemistry > biogeochemical cycles > carbon cycle
Preferred Term:

carbon cycle

Definition:
The sequence of transformation undergone by carbon utilized by organisms wherein it is used by one organism, later liberated upon the death and decomposition of the organism, and returned to its original state to be reused by another organism.
Concept Schemes:
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NALT Core
Broader Concept:
biogeochemical cycles
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/74995
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