The phytolith carbon sequestration concept: Fact or fiction? A comment on “Occurrence, turnover and carbon sequestration potential of phytoliths in terrestrial ecosystems by Song et al. doi: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2016.04.007”
- Award ID(s):
- 1144888
- Publication Date:
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10023884
- Journal Name:
- Earth-Science Reviews
- Volume:
- 164
- Issue:
- C
- Page Range or eLocation-ID:
- 251 to 255
- ISSN:
- 0012-8252
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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