Continental erosion and the Cenozoic rise of marine diatoms

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 112, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 4239-4244

  Cermeño, Pedro ^a   Falkowski, Paul G ^b   Romero, Oscar E ^c   Schaller, Morgan F ^d   Vallina, Sergio M ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^d RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological pump; Cenozoic era; Continental erosion; Marine diatoms; Silicic acid

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; SEA WATER; SILICATE; SILICIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CENOZOIC; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL EROSION; FOOD WEB; FOREST DYNAMICS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; ROCK; SEA; WEATHERING; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; CARBON CYCLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; MICROALGA; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANKTON; SEDIMENT; WEATHER;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; NITZSCHIA ALBA; RADIOLARIA (PROTOZOANS);

ATMOSPHERE; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CARBON CYCLE; DIATOMS; EARTH (PLANET); ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION, PLANETARY; FOSSILS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LITHIUM; MICROALGAE; OCEANS AND SEAS; PLANKTON; SEAWATER; SILICIC ACID; WEATHER;

EID: 84929340030     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1412883112     Document Type: Article

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