@MikeHudema You may not know it but bamboo is a huge silicon accumulator. A lot of carbon is trapped in phytoliths. The Chinese are planting a lot of bamboo because of this: https://t.co/dnQPBygIE5
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RT @MartinHodson1: @AudreyGray @tveitdal Thanks! Here is a paper specifically linking phytoliths to carbon sequestration in bamboo leaf lit…
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@AudreyGray @tveitdal Thanks! Here is a paper specifically linking phytoliths to carbon sequestration in bamboo leaf litter in China. The Chinese are planting vast amounts with this idea in mind. https://t.co/dnQPBygIE5
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The latest paper in "Frontiers in Phytolith Research": Xiaodong Zhang et al.: #Phytolith-Occluded Carbon Storages in Forest Litter Layers in Southern China: Implications for Evaluation of Long-Term Forest Carbon Budget. #siliceousplants https://t.co/dnQPBy