Ice sheets as a missing source of silica to the polar oceans
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DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14198
Abstract: Ice sheets play a more important role in the global silicon cycle than previously appreciated. Input of dissolved and amorphous particulate silica into natural waters stimulates the growth of diatoms. Here we measure dissolved and… read more here.
Keywords: ice sheets; sheets missing; dissolved amorphous; silica ... See more keywords