Glacial Meltwaters Carrying Silica (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

Glacial Meltwaters Carrying Silica

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Glacial meltwaters carrying silica with a distinctive isotopic signature flow into marine ecosystems, where microscopic algae known as diatoms use the silica to build their glassy cell walls.

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Dr Jon Hawkings, University of Bristol

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