Human appropriation of biogenic silicon – the increasing role of agriculture

Functional Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1331-1339

  Carey, Joanna C ^a   Fulweiler, Robinson W ^b,c  

^a ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

agriculture; biogenic silica; Si limitation; silicon; terrestrial plants

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CROP PLANT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HARVESTING; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOMASS; SILICON; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 84940940087     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12544     Document Type: Review

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