The Carbon Cycle: Where the Carbon Goes
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A single-page visual reference on Earth’s major carbon reservoirs and fluxes, separating the fast atmosphere–biosphere–surface ocean cycle from the slow rock–fossil fuel–deep ocean cycle and highlighting the scale of human CO₂ emissions.
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