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. 2022 Mar;233(6):2330-2336.
doi: 10.1111/nph.17889. Epub 2022 Jan 4.

Marine macroalgae are an overlooked sink of silicon in coastal systems

Mollie R Yacano  1   2 , Sarah Q Foster  1   3 , Nicholas E Ray  4 , Autumn Oczkowski  5 , John A Raven  6   7   8 , Robinson W Fulweiler  1   4
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Marine macroalgae are an overlooked sink of silicon in coastal systems

Mollie R Yacano et al. New Phytol. 2022 Mar.
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Keywords: C : Si molar ratios; Si cycle; Si limitation; biogenic silica; estuary; macroalgae; silicon.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Median (black asterisk) and the interquartile range of biogenic silica (%BSi as SiO2 per DW) concentrations of macroalgae by genus. Individual sample values are also shown as circles color coded by phylum (Chlorophyta, green; Ochrophyta, brown; Rhodoyphta, red).
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Relationship between (a) biogenic silica (%BSi as SiO2 per DW) and percentage carbon (%C) content and (b) biogenic silica and d13C in macroalgae samples collected from Narragansett Bay (RI, USA). Samples are color coded by phylum (Chlorophyta, green; Ochrophyta, brown; Rhodophyta, red). The shaded area around the regression line is the 95% confidence interval.
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