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How is Physical Depositional Setting Related to Silica Chemistry in the Platte River, USA?
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | How is Physical Depositional Setting Related to Silica Chemistry in the Platte River, USA? |
| Creator | Kettenring, Karin M |
| Description | Beginning in 2003, a non-native subspecies of Phragmites australis, a wetland grass, invaded the Platte River in Nebraska, USA. The plants' dense root and rhizome structures caused channel narrowing and increased deposition of fine sediment. We hypothesized that a significant proportion of the fine sediment was comprised of biogenic silica particles including terrestrial plant phytoliths. In this study, we determined a relationship between particle size and biogenic silica content in Platte... |
| Date | 2013-11-01T07:00:00Z |
| Type | text |
| Identifier | http://works.bepress.com/karin_kettenring/60 |
| Source | Karin Kettenring |
| Publisher | SelectedWorks |
| Subject | Life Sciences |
