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The Carbon Cycle

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The Natural Environment and the Biogeochemical Cycles

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Carbon is a key element of life and the existence of the carbon cycle is the conditio sine qua non for every biological activity on this planet. The exceptional position of carbon among other elements is based on the ability of its atoms to link manifoldly together to form a huge variety of compounds which is essential to the development of living things.

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