Biogeochemical Cycle: The Carbon Cycle
The biogeochemical cycle is the movement or cycling of matter through a system.
Several different biogeochemical cycles take place in Gros Morne. One of major biogeochemical cycle in the Boreal forest of Gros Morne is the Carbon Cycle
Carbon Cycle:
-carbon dioxide leaves the atmosphere through photosynthesis.
-carbon can then be dissolved as precipitation in the form of raindrops (or snow in the wintertime, especially in the boreal forests)
-In the terrestrial biosphere, plants such as black spruce absorb the carbon
dioxide.
-Then, when animals such as the red squirrel or boreal owl each the black spruce cones,
they consume this carbon.
-Then when animals such as the American marten consume animals like the red squirrel,
they consume the carbon too.
Basically, these heterotrophs receive carbon while consuming organisms, and plants
(autotrophs)receive carbon through photosynthesis
Several different biogeochemical cycles take place in Gros Morne. One of major biogeochemical cycle in the Boreal forest of Gros Morne is the Carbon Cycle
Carbon Cycle:
-carbon dioxide leaves the atmosphere through photosynthesis.
-carbon can then be dissolved as precipitation in the form of raindrops (or snow in the wintertime, especially in the boreal forests)
-In the terrestrial biosphere, plants such as black spruce absorb the carbon
dioxide.
-Then, when animals such as the red squirrel or boreal owl each the black spruce cones,
they consume this carbon.
-Then when animals such as the American marten consume animals like the red squirrel,
they consume the carbon too.
Basically, these heterotrophs receive carbon while consuming organisms, and plants
(autotrophs)receive carbon through photosynthesis