Why Silica or better yet why not Silica? speculations as to why the diatoms utilise Silica as their cell wall material

Diatom Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 453-459

  Medlin, Linda K ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

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EID: 0038173252     PISSN: 0269249X     EISSN: 21598347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269249X.2002.9705562     Document Type: Article

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