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Carbon cycling takes place through atmosphere, ocean and through living and dead organisms. Fossil fuel also represents a reservoir of carbon. During photosynthesis comparatively large amount of carbon is fixed annually in the biosphere. And again a considerable amount of carbon is returned back to the atmosphere as${\mathrm{C}\mathrm{O}}_2$through the respiration of different flora and fauna. Decomposers also contribute substantially to the${\mathrm{C}\mathrm{O}}_2$pool by their processing of waste materials and dead organic matter of land or oceans. It is estimated that 4 × 10¹³kg of carbon is fixed in the biosphere through photosynthesis annually.