The sub-fossil diatoms of the Mbao pond, Dakar, Senegal: Floristic inventory and indices of anthropization and aridification
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2021.104394
Abstract: Abstract As part of our program to reconstruct the inter-dune depression's history in western Senegal and the diatom microflora inventory in Senegal, a 125 cm long core was taken from Mbao pond in the suburbs of… read more here.
Keywords: mbao pond; fossil diatoms; core; sub fossil ... See more keywords
Transparent Exopolymeric Particles (TEP) Selectively Increase Biogenic Silica Dissolution From Fossil Diatoms as Compared to Fresh Diatoms
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DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00102
Abstract: Diatom production is mainly supported by the dissolution of biogenic silica (bSiO2) within the first 200 meters of the water column. The upper oceanic layer is enriched in dissolved and/or colloidal organic matter, such as… read more here.
Keywords: fossil diatoms; exopolymeric particles; transparent exopolymeric; biogenic silica ... See more keywords