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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
2019
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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 |
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