How do human activities affect the carbon cycle?

How human activities affect the carbon cycle December 21, 2010 by Emily Groff, Lehigh University At Pennsylvania’s Lake Lacawac, Donald Morris has studied the photobleaching of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) using experimental water enclosures called mesocosms. read more

Human activities affect the carbon cycle through emissions of carbon dioxide (sources) and removal of carbon dioxide (sinks). The carbon cycle can be affected when carbon dioxide is either released into the atmosphere or removed from the atmosphere. read more

The human impact on the Carbon Cycle The carbon cycle is a natural process, and has been ongoing throughout Earth’s history. Left unperturbed (by natural or human processes) it maintains a stable concentration in the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere (see the table above). read more