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Carbon balance and management.
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ISSN: 17500680 Year: 2006 Publisher: London, United Kingdom : BioMed Central,

Carbon in the geobiosphere : earth's outer shell
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ISBN: 140204044X 9781402040443 1402042388 9781402042386 9048170222 9786610724666 1280724668 9789048170227 Year: 2006 Volume: 25 Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer,

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Carbon and carbon dioxide always played an important role in the geobiosphere that is part of the Earth’s outer shell and surface environment. The book’s eleven chapters cover the fundamentals of the biogeochemical behavior of carbon near the Earth’s surface, in the atmosphere, minerals, waters, air-sea exchange, and inorganic and biological processes fractionating the carbon isotopes, and its role in the evolution of inorganic and biogenic sediments, ocean water, the coupling to nutrient nitrogen and phosphorus cycles, and the future of the carbon cycle in the Anthropocene. This book is mainly a reference text for Earth and environmental scientists; it presents an overview of the origins and behavior of the carbon cycle and atmospheric carbon dioxide, and the human effects on them. The book can also be used for a one-semester course at an intermediate to advanced level addressing the behavior of the carbon and related cycles. .

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Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry) --- Biosphere --- Carbon dioxide --- Carbon --- Environmental aspects --- Biosphere. --- Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry). --- Environmental aspects. --- carbon dioxide --- Atmosphère --- Atmosphere --- carbon cycle --- Geology --- organic matter --- Mineralization --- environment --- Carbonic acid gas --- Carbonic anhydride --- Carbon compounds --- Oxides --- Group 14 elements --- Light elements --- Life (Biology) --- Planets --- Gaia hypothesis --- Geobiology --- Global carbon cycle --- Biogeochemical cycles --- Cycle du carbone (Biogéochimie) --- Biosphère --- Carbone --- Gaz carbonique --- Aspect de l'environnement --- EPUB-LIV-FT LIVTERRE SPRINGER-B --- Biochemistry. --- Oceanography. --- Environmental sciences. --- Biogeosciences. --- Biochemistry, general. --- Environment, general. --- Environmental science --- Science --- Oceanography, Physical --- Oceanology --- Physical oceanography --- Thalassography --- Earth sciences --- Marine sciences --- Ocean --- Biological chemistry --- Chemical composition of organisms --- Organisms --- Physiological chemistry --- Biology --- Chemistry --- Medical sciences --- Composition --- Atmosphere. --- Geobiology. --- Environment. --- Balance of nature --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Ecology --- Carbon dioxide - Environmental aspects --- Carbon - Environmental aspects


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Managed ecosystems and CO2 : case studies, processes, and perspectives
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ISBN: 1280615028 9786610615025 3540312374 Year: 2006 Publisher: Berlin ; New York : Springer,

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Managed ecosystems cover a large part of the Earth's land surface, provide almost all of our food and most of our wood and fibre, and are increasingly a source of renewable energy. Forecasting the ability of managed ecosystems to continue these vital roles in a globally changing environment is an inter-disciplinary challenge. To elucidate the complex responses of managed systems to elevated [CO2], several free air carbon dioxide enrichment (FACE) facilities were established. These FACE systems allow large areas to be exposed to the elevated [CO2] we expect by the middle of the century. This volume summarizes the main findings from 13 experiments with annual crops, permanent pastures and plantation forests at 11 sites throughout the world during the past ten years. The results significantly alter our perception of how rising [CO2] will directly affect these managed ecosystems, with implications for policy, plant-breeding objectives and adaptation.

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Plants --- Carbon dioxide --- Effect of atmospheric carbon dioxide on. --- Environmental testing. --- Physiological effect. --- Environmental aspects. --- Carbonic acid gas --- Carbonic anhydride --- Carbon compounds --- Oxides --- Plants, Effect of atmospheric carbon dioxide on --- Atmospheric carbon dioxide --- Plant-atmosphere relationships --- Physiological effect --- Effect of carbon dioxide on --- Pollution. --- Ecology. --- Environmental protection. --- Endangered ecosystems. --- Agriculture. --- Pollution, general. --- Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution. --- Geoecology/Natural Processes. --- Ecosystems. --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Threatened ecosystems --- Biotic communities --- Nature conservation --- Environmental quality management --- Protection of environment --- Environmental sciences --- Applied ecology --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental policy --- Environmental quality --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Population biology --- Chemical pollution --- Chemicals --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Pollution --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Bioremediation --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Pollutants --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Ecology --- Environmental aspects --- Ecology . --- Air pollution. --- Geoecology. --- Environmental geology. --- Biocenoses --- Biocoenoses --- Biogeoecology --- Biological communities --- Biomes --- Biotic community ecology --- Communities, Biotic --- Community ecology, Biotic --- Ecological communities --- Ecosystems --- Natural communities --- Geoecology --- Environmental protection --- Physical geology --- Air --- Air contaminants --- Air pollutants --- Air pollution --- Air pollution control --- Air toxics --- Airborne pollutants --- Atmosphere --- Contaminants, Air --- Control of air pollution --- Pollutants, Air --- Toxics, Air --- Air quality --- Atmospheric deposition --- Control

Advances in the geological storage of carbon dioxide : international approaches to reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions : proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on ..., Tomsk, Russia, November 15-18, 2004
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ISBN: 1280427159 9786610427154 1402044712 1402044690 1402044704 Year: 2006 Volume: 65 Publisher: Dordrecht Brussels Brussels Springer NATO Scientific Affairs Division NATO. Scientific Affairs Division

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As is now generally accepted mankind’s burning of fossil fuels has resulted in the mass transfer of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, a modification of the delicately-balanced global carbon cycle, and a measurable change in world-wide temperatures and climate. Although not the most powerful greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide (CO) drives climate 2 change due to the enormous volumes of this gas pumped into the atmosphere every day. Produced in almost equal parts by the transportation, industrial and energy-generating sectors, atmospheric CO concentrations have 2 increased by about 50% over the last 300 years, and according to some sources are predicted to increase by up to 200% over pre-industrial levels during the next 100 years. If we are to reverse this trend, in order to prevent significant environmental change in the future, action must be taken immediately. While reduced use of fossil fuels (through conservation, increased efficiency and expanded use of renewable energy sources) must be our ultimate goal, short to medium term solutions are needed which can make an impact today. Various types of CO storage techniques have been proposed to fill this 2 need, with the injection of this gas into deep geological reservoirs being one of the most promising. For example this approach has the potential to become a closed loop system, whereby underground energy resources are brought to surface, their energy extracted (via burning or hydrogen extraction), and the resulting by-products returned to the subsurface.

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Carbon dioxide mitigation --- Carbon dioxide --- Atmospheric carbon dioxide --- Environmental geochemistry --- Environmental aspects --- Storage --- Air --- Atmospheric chemistry --- Carbonic acid gas --- Carbonic anhydride --- Carbon compounds --- Oxides --- Atmospheric carbon dioxide mitigation --- Carbon dioxide capture --- Mitigation of carbon dioxide --- Pollution prevention --- Carbon dioxide content --- Geology, economic. --- Pollution. --- Environmental protection. --- Climatic changes. --- Geochemistry. --- Economic Geology. --- Pollution, general. --- Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Climate Change. --- Chemical composition of the earth --- Chemical geology --- Geological chemistry --- Geology, Chemical --- Chemistry --- Earth sciences --- Changes, Climatic --- Changes in climate --- Climate change --- Climate change science --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic changes --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Environmental quality management --- Protection of environment --- Environmental sciences --- Applied ecology --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental policy --- Environmental quality --- Chemical pollution --- Chemicals --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Pollution --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Bioremediation --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Pollutants --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Economic geology --- Physical geology --- Mines and mineral resources --- Economic geology. --- Air pollution. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Climate change. --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Engineering geology --- Air contaminants --- Air pollutants --- Air pollution --- Air pollution control --- Air toxics --- Airborne pollutants --- Atmosphere --- Contaminants, Air --- Control of air pollution --- Pollutants, Air --- Toxics, Air --- Air quality --- Atmospheric deposition --- Control --- Geological sequestration --- CO2 --- Greenhouse gas emissions --- Global environmental change

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