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Meaning of biological pump | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The collection of biological ocean processes that regulate the uptake, storage, and release of carbon.

Examples

“Thus, changes in the magnitude of the ocean's biological pump may have had a large influence on the f_(CO2) of the atmosphere in the past and could also be important in controlling future f_(CO2).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

biological racism biological sex biological time biological warfare biological weapon biologicality

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