The carbon cycle involves the exchange of carbon between ... If conditions are not favourable for the process of decomposition, dead organisms decay slowly or not at all. These organisms build ...

The IAEA Environment Laboratories apply nuclear and isotopic techniques to better understand the carbon cycle, to evaluate the ocean’s capacity to store carbon ... and indirectly using ...

the breath of animals and plant decay) and human sources (primarily the burning of fossils fuels like coal, oil and natural gas to generate energy). Human activities have been the main cause of rising ...