Biosilicification Drives a Decline of Dissolved Si in the Oceans through Geologic Time

Biosilicification Drives a Decline of Dissolved Si in the Oceans through Geologic Time

Biosilicification has driven variation in the global Si cycle over geologic time. The evolution of different eukaryotic lineages that convert dissolved Si (DSi) into mineralized structures (higher plants, siliceous sponges, radiolarians, and diatoms) has driven a secular decrease in DSi in the globa...

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Main Authors: Daniel J. Conley, Patrick J. Frings, Guillaume Fontorbe, Wim Clymans, Johanna Stadmark, Katharine R. Hendry, Alan O. Marron, Christina L. De La Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
silicates
diatoms
sponges
cyanobacteria
biogeochemical cycles
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2017.00397/full

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