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Project

Reactivity of biogenic Si in terrestrial ecosystems: a crucial missing concept in our knowledge of aquatic-terrestrial links in the silica cycle and the coupled C-sinks.

This project aims to quantify the reactivity of the bio-Si buffer in diverse ecosystems and at different temporal and spatial scale levels. An innovative extraction procedure will be developed and detailed dissolution experiments will be carried out. This innovating concept will allow us to address a crucial missing link in our knowledge of aquatic-terrestrial coupling in the biogeochemical silica cycle and the coupled carbon sinks.
Date:1 Jul 2010 →  31 Dec 2014
Keywords:ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES, BIOGENIC SILICA, CARBON CYCLE, BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES
Disciplines:Other chemical sciences, Geochemistry, Ecology, Other biological sciences, Environmental science and management, Other environmental sciences