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 …

There is a variety of methodologies used in the aquatic sciences and soil sciences for
extracting different forms of Si from sediments and soils. However, a comparison of the …

The crust of the earth is largely composed of silicon that is found primarily as silicate
minerals, secondary alumino silicates and various forms of silicon dioxide. However, the …

Silicon (Si) released as H 4 SiO 4 by weathering of Si-containing solid phases is partly
recycled through vegetation before its land-to-rivers transfer. By accumulating in terrestrial …

The annual fixation of dissolved Si (DSi) into terrestrial vegetation has been estimated to
range from 60 to 200 Tmole, or 10–40 times more than the yearly export of DSi and biogenic …

Many studies have highlighted the importance of the Amorphous Silica (ASi) pool to the
overall mass balance in the biogeosphere. In order to advance our knowledge of …

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 …

Silicon (Si) and its biogeochemical cycling play an important role in maintaining the
functions of terrestrial and marine ecosystems. However, the effects of sea level rise on the …

We report partial pressure of CO 2 (pCO 2) and ancillary data in three rivers (Bia, Tanoé,
and Comoé) and five lagoons (Tendo, Aby, Ebrié, Potou, and Grand-Lahou) in Ivory Coast …

We demonstrate the use of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIRS) to make
quantitative measures of total organic carbon (TOC), total inorganic carbon (TIC) and …