Product Description
This summary of findings from the project Land-Oceans Interactions: Silica Cycle
tracks the pathway of silicon and looks at its biotic and abiotic modifications. Silicon plays a key part in many biogeochemical processes, and human impact is altering the way it helps regulate climate and other processes. A great reference and teaching aid.
Publisher Description
The Silicon Cycle is the first book in more than 20 years to present a comprehensive overview of the silicon cycle and issues associated with it. The book summarises the major outcomes of the project Land-Ocean Interactions: Silica Cycle, initiated by the Scientific Community on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) of the International Council of Scientific Union (ICSU).