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Biology — Carbon Cycle Fluxes

Carbon flowing through the biosphere.

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Carbon cycle fluxes (relative)Atmosphere CO2120Photosynthesis120Plant respiration60Plant biomass60Decomposition50Combustion / fire10Atmosphere (return)110Conserved — 120 in, 120 out, across 7 nodes and 7 flows. The widths add up.7 nodes named only by a flow — `Atmosphere CO2`, `Photosynthesis`, `Plant respiration`, `Plant biomass`, `Decomposition`, `Combustion / fire` and 1 more. They…Conserved: 120 enters at `Atmosphere CO2` and 120 leaves at `Combustion / fire`, `Atmosphere (return)`, and every one of the 4 nodes between them passes on ex…

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title "Carbon cycle fluxes (relative)"
flow "Atmosphere CO2" "Photosynthesis" 120
flow "Photosynthesis" "Plant respiration" 60
flow "Photosynthesis" "Plant biomass" 60
flow "Plant biomass" "Decomposition" 50
flow "Plant biomass" "Combustion / fire" 10
flow "Plant respiration" "Atmosphere (return)" 60
flow "Decomposition" "Atmosphere (return)" 50