Talk:Carbon fixation

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Here are some tasks you can do: expansion of current content of article (carbon fixation by photosynthesis in plants and green algae) inclusion of carbon fixation mechanisms other than the Calvin cycle (e.g. in autotrophic microorganisms) carbon fixation and oil/coal formation during earth's history technological means of carbon fixation discussion of strategies for removing excess CO2 (Greenhouse gas) from the atmosphere add references

are there any processes other that photosynthesis that fix carbon?

What about carbon fixation by marine animals and micro-organisms? There must be a lot of carbon locked permanently in chalk, limestone and marble. Is this process continuing, and if so, what proportion of anthropogenic carbon is being fixed in this way?

[edit] Carbon Fixation Processes

It would be helpful, I think, were all three of the Wikipedia articles on particular carbon fixation processes -- C3, C4 & CAM -- be placed together under this "Carbon Fixation" banner.

I think this is a much plant-related subject; many autotrophic microorganisms exist as well. Why not add the three other CO2 fixation routes (acetyl CoA, rTCA etc)?