A healthy environment depends on bio geochemical cycles maintaining a balance of input and output. When forests are cut down, which process of the carbon cycle is most affected?

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Jaxon Bautista

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A healthy environment depends on bio geochemical cycles maintaining a balance of input and output. When forests are cut down, which process of the carbon cycle is most affected?

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Chris Keller · Answer 1

In relation to the carbon cycle, if the trees were all cut, there would be an inversion in the cycle, directly affecting the absorption of CO2 by the plants. As a result, terrestrial global warming would increase due to the high rate of CO2 release into the atmosphere.