Discussion: The Carbon Cycle
The carbon cycle is one of the primary principles of environmental biology as it regulates the transfer of the most basic element of life between sources. Using your textbook as a guide, explain the major pathways and storage reservoirs of the carbon cycle. With this in mind, discuss how human activities may alter this cycle and the repercussions of such alterations. Support your claims with at least two scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.
Response should be at least 250 words in length. Properly cite any references in APA format.
Resources:
Text:
• Botkin, D. B., & Keller, E. A. (2014). Environmental science: Earth as a living planet (9th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
o Chapter: The Biochemical Cycles
Article:
• Baisre, J. A. (2006). Assessment of nitrogen flows into the Cuban landscape.