[HTML][HTML] Silicon in the soil–plant continuum: Intricate feedback mechanisms within ecosystems

O Katz, D Puppe, D Kaczorek, NB Prakash, J Schaller - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plants' ability to take up silicon from the soil, accumulate it within their tissues and then
reincorporate it into the soil through litter creates an intricate network of feedback …

Developing a continental-scale testate amoeba hydrological transfer function for Asian peatlands

Y Qin, H Li, Y Mazei, I Kurina, GT Swindles… - Quaternary Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Testate amoebae (TA) are a common and diverse group of protists and are especially
abundant in peatlands. The structure of peatland TA communities is well correlated to …

Spatial distribution patterns and controls of bioavailable silicon in coastal wetlands of China

S Xia, Z Song, Y Fan, Z Li, B Yu, BP Singh, L Guo… - Plant and Soil, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Aims Silicon (Si) is an essential element for siliceous organisms, including
macrophytes, phytoplankton, and diatoms. Coastal wetlands are critical for bridging the river …

[HTML][HTML] Response of testate amoeba assemblages to peatland drain blocking

CRC Evans, DJ Mullan, HM Roe, PM Fox… - Wetlands Ecology and …, 2024 - Springer
Peatlands represent globally important habitats and carbon stores. However, human
impacts and climate change leave peatlands with a substantial management challenge …

Redox potential and C/N ratio predict the structural shift of mercury methylating microbe communities in a subalpine Sphagnum peatland

C Liu, J Liu, C Zhou, X Huang, H Wang - Geoderma, 2021 - Elsevier
Subalpine peatlands are a critical sink of mercury (Hg) and source of methylmercury
(MeHg). However, little is known about the identity of Hg methylators or the geochemical …

Silicon biogeochemistry in terrestrial ecosystems

J Schaller, D Puppe - Benefits of Silicon in the Nutrition of Plants, 2023 - Springer
Silicon (Si) cycling, its speciation, and availability in soils is crucial to terrestrial ecosystem
functioning and services, especially in agricultural plant-soil systems. Si chemistry is highly …

Biological impacts on silicon availability and cycling in agricultural plant-soil systems

D Puppe, D Kaczorek, J Schaller - … and nano-silicon in environmental stress …, 2022 - Elsevier
The role of biota for silicon (Si) cycling in agricultural plant-soil systems has gained much
attention in the last decades. Siliceous structures formed by organisms, that is, biogenic …

How Does Sphagnum Growing Affect Testate Amoeba Communities and Corresponding Protozoic Si Pools? Results from Field Analyses in SW China

Y Qin, D Puppe, L Zhang, R Sun, P Li, S Xie - Microbial ecology, 2021 - Springer
The policy and practice of ecological restoration and conservation in China obtained some
remarkable results. For example, Sphagnum moss growing on abandoned farmland, which …

Peatland degradation in Asia threatens the biodiversity of testate amoebae (Protozoa) with consequences for protozoic silicon cycling

Y Qin, D Puppe, H Li, H Li, Y Mazei, AN Tsyganov… - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic peatland degradation is a global threat. As peatlands store large amounts of
carbon (C) their potential for mitigation of climate change has been emphasized recently …

Testate amoebae (Protozoa) in lakes of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: Biodiversity, community structures, and protozoic biosilicification in relation to environmental …

Y Qin, A Bobrov, D Puppe, H Li, B Man, J Gong… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) is characterized by a vast number of frozen and
unfrozen freshwater reservoirs, which is why it is also called “the third pole” of the Earth or …