carbon cycle

biogeochemical cycle by which carbon is exchanged among the biosphere
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carbon cycle

Summary

carbon cycle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (506 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • carbon cycle is a type of biogeochemical cycle[2].
  • carbon cycle's Commons category is recorded as Carbon cycle[3].
  • carbon cycle comprises carbon fixation[4].
  • carbon cycle comprises carbon sequestration[5].
  • carbon cycle comprises carbon storage[6].
  • carbon cycle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carbon cycle[7].
  • carbon cycle's facet of is recorded as carbon[8].
  • carbon cycle's topic has template is recorded as Template:Carbon cycle[9].
  • carbon cycle's different from is recorded as CNO cycle[10].
  • carbon cycle's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[11].
  • carbon cycle's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12].
  • carbon cycle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Chemistry[13].
  • carbon cycle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Ecology[14].
  • carbon cycle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Plants[15].
  • carbon cycle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Molecular Biology[16].
  • carbon cycle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Molecular and Cell Biology[17].
  • carbon cycle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Soil[18].
  • carbon cycle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Environment[19].
  • carbon cycle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[20].
  • carbon cycle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Limnology and Oceanography[21].

Body

Definition and Type

carbon cycle is a type of biogeochemical cycle[2].

Use and Application

Components include carbon fixation[4], a biological process[22]; carbon sequestration[5], a branch of science[23]; and carbon storage[6].

Why It Matters

carbon cycle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (506 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from CNO cycle
    Facet of carbon
    Aliases
    Has part(s) carbon fixation, carbon sequestration, carbon storage
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 28986, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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