Impact of land use on silica fluxes: an ecosystem signature study. University of Antwerp
It is well known that anthropogenic land use changes have strongly impacted biogeochemical cycling and export of carbon, nitrogen and weathering products. However, poor knowledge of the biological component in silica (Si) biogeochemistry challenges our ability to predict the effects of land use changes on the silica cycle. Stable isotope techniques and trace element/Si ratios will be used to establish "ecosystem Si signatures" for forest, ...