Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 62, No. 4 (2017), pp. 1512-1525 (14 pages) The dissolution of biogenic silica (bSiO₂) in coastal environments is important for marine productivity and essential to the ...

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. The burial efficiency of biogenic silica (BSi) in deltaic sediments is associated both with the nutrient balance in estuarine ecosystems ...

These spicules are the largest biogenic silica structures on Earth made by a single metazoan. Found in the deep ocean, this remarkable creature is believed to live up to an extraordinary 15,000 years.