W&C - Relationship Between The Two Cycles

Question 1

What is the relationship between the two cycles in tropical rainforests?

Answer 1

• precipitation that gets intercepted (water cycle), is used by plants during photosynthesis, which they take in alongside carbon dioxide (carbon cycle)
• deforested rainforests reduce interception and also release more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

Question 2

What is the relationship between the two cycles in peatbogs?

Answer 2

• as peatbogs are drained to make the land suitable for farming, the land is dried out
• the carbon that was previously being stored in the moisture is now released