Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius): The animal silicon pump

While the importance of grasslands in terrestrial silicon (Si) cycling and fluxes to rivers is established, the influence of large grazers has not been considered. Here, we show that hippopotamuses are key actors in the savannah biogeochemical Si cycle. Through a detailed analysis of Si concentratio...

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Autores principales: Schoelynck, Jonas, Subalusky, Amanda L., Struyf, Eric, Dutton, Christopher L., Unzué-Belmonte, Dácil, Van de Vijver, Bart, Post, David M., Rosi, Emma J., Meire, Patrick, Frings, Patrick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2019
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Research Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6494503/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31049394
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aav0395

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6494503/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31049394
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aav0395

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