carbon fixation

noun

1. the process by which plants assimilate carbon from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to form metabolically active compounds

carbon fixation

1. The process in plants and algae by which atmospheric carbon dioxide is converted into organic carbon compounds, such as carbohydrates, usually by photosynthesis.

2. See more at carbon cycle

Example Sentences

Notably, approximately one-third of global carbon fixation is estimated to occur within algal pyrenoids.

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"This research marks a significant advance in our understanding of how microbial interactions in the ocean's vast ecosystems operate across different depths and regions," states the ICM-CSIC researcher Ramiro Logares, who highlights the key role of marine microscopic microorganisms in the cycling of various nutrients and carbon fixation, as well as in the functioning of marine food webs in general.

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Photosynthetic carbon fixation removes carbon dioxide from the air, anchoring it in plant material that can be sequestered in soil.

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Some researchers estimate that regenerative grazing boosts carbon fixation through photosynthesis enough to cancel out most of the greenhouse gases released by beef production.

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They were studying a different type of bacteria that performs carbon fixation—the process of taking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and converting it into oxygen and sugar molecules that fuel the bacteria.

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