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Biodegradation is part of Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbon capture and storage applies to Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbon cycle is a Cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbon sink is part of Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbonate–silicate cycle is analogous to Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbonate–silicate cycle depends on Plate tectonics. Activate to inspect this relation.Continental drift is part of Plate tectonics. Activate to inspect this relation.Crust is part of Earth. Activate to inspect this relation.Geology applies to Earth. Activate to inspect this relation.Geothermal gradient applies to Planetary mantle. Activate to inspect this relation.Inner core is part of Earth. Activate to inspect this relation.Mantle convection causes Plate tectonics. Activate to inspect this relation.Methanogenesis is part of Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Nitrogen cycle is analogous to Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Photosynthesis is part of Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Planetary mantle causes Plate tectonics. Activate to inspect this relation.Planetary mantle depends on Convection. Activate to inspect this relation.Planetary mantle is part of Earth. Activate to inspect this relation.Cellular respiration is part of Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Rock is part of Crust. Activate to inspect this relation.Stock applies to Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbon cycleCyclePhotosynthesisStockCellular respirationBiodegradationMethanogenesisCarbon sinkNitrogen cycleCarbon capture and storageCarbonate–silicate cyclePlate tectonicsPlanetary mantleContinental driftMantle convectionConvectionEarthGeothermal gradientCrustGeologyInner coreRock
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136 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Astrobiology, Astronomy….

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22 concepts21 relationships19 disciplines5 relation families

Carbon cycle

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At a glance

The movement of carbon between the atmosphere, living things, oceans, and rocks.

Disciplines
Biology · Geography · Chemistry · Geology · Environmental Science · Sustainability Science
Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Agriculture, Climatology, Earth & Space Sciences, Ecology, Economics, Geochemistry, Microbiology, Physics, Systems Science
Relationships
10 · 3 relation families
Mental models
3

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In this lens (136)

  • Mineral14
    illuminated by this discipline
  • Rock12
    illuminated by this discipline
  • Carbon cycle10
    illuminated by this discipline
  • Soil10
    illuminated by this discipline
  • Fossil9
    illuminated by this discipline

Bridge concepts (81)

Just outside the lens — they connect it to other context.

Insights from this view

Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 19 disciplines: Agriculture, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Climatology, Earth & Space Sciences, Ecology, Economics, Environmental Science, Geochemistry, Geography, Geology, Geophysics, Meteorology, Microbiology, Physics, Sustainability Science, Systems Science, Thermodynamics.
  • Carbon cycle is a bridge concept — viewed here through Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Sustainability Science.
  • The connections here span 5 relation families.
  • Stocks and flows explains 9 concepts in this view (Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Climatology, Earth & Space Sciences, Ecology, Economics, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Meteorology, Microbiology, Physics, Sustainability Science, Systems Science, Thermodynamics).

Relationships as a list

The focused concept’s relationships. Pick another concept in the graph above to update this list.

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A lens is a deterministic projection of the graph. Pick a discipline, thinking pattern or journey to reframe the whole view.

By discipline

ChemistryBiologyPhysicsMathematicsComputer ScienceGeologyMineralogyEconomics

By thinking pattern

Bayesian updatingCause and effectCompoundingConservationConstraintsDefense in depthDiffusion & spreadEmergenceEnergy transformationEntropy & irreversibilityEquilibriumFeedback loopIncentivesInformationLevels & hierarchyModularityNetworksOptimizationOscillationProbabilityRecursion & self-similarityScaleSignal vs noiseSource–pathway–receptorStocks and flowsSymmetry & invarianceThresholds & tipping pointsTrade-offsTriangulationVariation & selectionWaves

By journey

From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

Concept collections

Concept collections are curated lenses onto the fabric — themed sets of ideas that recur across disciplines. They are not journeys; they are a way to read the graph.

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What this is

Start from one concept and expand outward. The view never shows everything at once — click a node to refocus, filter by relationship type, or switch to an accessible list.

One fabric

3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.

How to read it

Focus a concept, or apply a lens (discipline, mental model, journey) to see only the threads that matter.