[HTML][HTML] Effects of silicon on heavy metal uptake at the soil-plant interphase: A review

I Khan, SA Awan, M Rizwan, S Ali, MJ Hassan… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Silicon (Si) is the second richest element in the soil and surface of earth crust with a variety
of positive roles in soils and plants. Different soil factors influence the Si bioavailability in soil …

Silicon cycling in soils revisited

J Schaller, D Puppe, D Kaczorek, R Ellerbrock… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Silicon (Si) speciation and availability in soils is highly important for ecosystem functioning,
because Si is a beneficial element for plant growth. Si chemistry is highly complex compared …

Silicon dynamics through the lens of soil-plant-animal interactions: perspectives for agricultural practices

F de Tombeur, P Roux, JT Cornelis - Plant and Soil, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Silicon (Si) is increasingly recognized as a pivotal beneficial element
for plants in ecology and agricultural sciences, but soil-plant Si cycling has been considered …

Review on protozoic silica and its role in silicon cycling

D Puppe - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
Biogenic silicon (BSi) has been found to play a fundamental role in the link between global
Si and carbon cycles, because it represents a key factor in the control of Si fluxes from …

Soil testate amoebae and diatoms as bioindicators of an old heavy metal contaminated floodplain in Japan

M Wanner, K Birkhofer, T Fischer, M Shimizu… - Microbial ecology, 2020 - Springer
Soil protists are rarely included in ecotoxicological investigations, despite their fundamental
role in ecological processes. Moreover, testate amoebae and diatoms contribute …

Effects of phytolith distribution and characteristics on extractable silicon fractions in soils under different vegetation–An exploratory study on loess

D Kaczorek, D Puppe, J Busse, M Sommer - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
The significance of phytoliths for the control of silicon (Si) fluxes from terrestrial to aquatic
ecosystems has been recognized as a key factor. Humankind actively influences Si fluxes by …

How big is the influence of biogenic silicon pools on short-term changes in water-soluble silicon in soils? Implications from a study of a 10-year-old soil–plant system

D Puppe, A Höhn, D Kaczorek, M Wanner… - …, 2017 - bg.copernicus.org
The significance of biogenic silicon (BSi) pools as a key factor for the control of Si fluxes from
terrestrial to aquatic ecosystems has been recognized for decades. However, while most …

Physicochemical surface properties of different biogenic silicon structures: Results from spectroscopic and microscopic analyses of protistic and phytogenic silica

D Puppe, M Leue - Geoderma, 2018 - Elsevier
The significance of biogenic silicon (BSi) for Si cycling in terrestrial biogeosystems has been
acknowledged since decades. Its importance originates from the fact that BSi generally is …

Quantification of different silicon fractions in broadleaf and conifer forests of northern China and consequent implications for biogeochemical Si cycling

X Yang, Z Song, C Yu, F Ding - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
The terrestrial biogeochemical silicon (Si) cycle significantly contributes to maintaining the
functions and sustainability of terrestrial ecosystems. Over the short term, the …

Diatom communities as bioindicators of human disturbances on suburban soil quality in arid Marrakesh area (Morocco)

F Minaoui, Z Hakkoum, M Douma, K Mouhri… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2021 - Springer
Diatoms, unicellular siliceous microalgae, are one of the most known groups of eukaryotic
algae, commonly used as bioindicators for assessing water quality in aquatic ecosystems …