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What does carbon fixation mean?

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  1. any process, such as photosynthesis, whereby atmospheric carbon dioxide is converted into organic compounds
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Species rankings for carbon fixation rate, one estimate of competitiveness, depended on light levels to which their leaves were exposed.
Many of these chemoautotrophs utilize inorganic sulfide as the electron source for carbon fixation.
This assimilation of inorganic carbon into organic compounds is called carbon fixation.
A series of workshops were held to devise methodology for state-of-the-art indicators and target further developments in the fields of biodiversity, soil carbon fixation and landscape.
Forest plantations and forestry-pasture systems are examples of the type of reassignment of land which fosters atmospheric carbon fixation.
However, successful implementation of mitigation and adaptation strategies requires that both natural processes, such as carbon fixation in different pools, and socio-economic aspects be taken into account.

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