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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. Earth system science
  3. biogeochemical cycles
  4. carbon cycle
  5. carbon sequestration
  1. Fields of Study
  2. geochemistry
  3. biogeochemistry
  4. biogeochemical cycles
  5. carbon cycle
  6. carbon sequestration
  1. Fields of Study
  2. geochemistry
  3. biogeochemistry
  4. biogeochemical cycles
  5. carbon cycle
  6. carbon sequestration

Preferred term

carbon sequestration

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The uptake and storage of carbon in a carbon sink, such as the oceans, or a terrestrial sink such as forests or soils, in order to keep the carbon out of the atmosphere.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • carbon dioxide sequestration
  • carbon storage
  • soil carbon sequestration

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/17382

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