Si cycling in a forest biogeosystem – the importance of transient state biogenic Si pools

The relevance of biological Si cycling for dissolved silica (DSi) export from terrestrial biogeosystems is still in debate. Even in systems showing a high content of weatherable minerals, like Cambisols on volcanic tuff, biogenic Si (BSi) might contribute > 50% to DSi (Gerard et al., 2008). Howev...

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Main Authors: M. Sommer, H. Jochheim, A. Höhn, J. Breuer, Z. Zagorski, J. Busse, D. Barkusky, K. Meier, D. Puppe, M. Wanner, D. Kaczorek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-07-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/4991/2013/bg-10-4991-2013.pdf