The teleconnection between marine silicon supply and desertification in China

Dongfang Yang; Jianping Wu; Shengtao Chen; Qing Lu

doi:10.1007/s00343-007-0116-7

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The teleconnection between marine silicon supply and desertification in China

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- The teleconnection between marine silicon supply and desertification in China
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 25, Issue 1, Pages: 116-122(2007)
- Affiliations：
  
  1. School of Environmental and Public Health Wenzhou Medical College
  2. North China Sea Environmental Monitoring Center SOA
  3. College of Fishery Science Shanghai Fisheries University
  4. Huanghai Institute of Marine Survey and Engineering
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-007-0116-7
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- Published：2007
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Yang, D., Wu, J., Chen, S. et al. The teleconnection between marine silicon supply and desertification in China., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 25, 116–122 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-007-0116-7
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Yang, D., Wu, J., Chen, S. et al. The teleconnection between marine silicon supply and desertification in China., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 25, 116–122 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-007-0116-7 DOI：

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Abstract

Desertification has been notably expanding in China in the recent decade

especially in North China where dust/sand storm (DSS) frequently assaulted local communities. Analyses in marine ecology found that the earth ecosystem could be able to complement nutrient silicon for keeping sustainable development of marine ecosystem

and decreasing CO2 concentration in the atmosphere; as a result

the area of desertification would be enlarged. Modern human being activities have resulted in constant changes in the amount of silicon transport from land into sea

leading to oversupply of nitrogen and phosphorus but silicon in seawater. The proportion of nitrogen

phosphorus and silicon was seriously imbalanced and the limitation of silicon for phytoplankton growth has become more serious. The silicon deficiency has damaged the marine ecosystem in coastal regions and slowed down the carbon sedimentation in the atmosphere of the world. The authors believe that the continual discharge of CO2 into the atmosphere is the cause for the global warming including marine water temperature rise. Consequently

the earth ecosystem would have to trigger its complementary action to resume to the silicon balance by algae bloom in seawater for reducing air and water temperatures. In order to complement nutrient silicon into the sea

the ecosystem would transport silicon via the atmosphere; therefore

the desertification in the inner land is a natural reaction. As marine phytoplankton booming can reduce the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere and further ease the green-house effect

during this process

a large amount of silicon are demanded by the ecosystem

which human being are unable to stop desertification from happening but slow down the progress and ease the risk. Therefore

as an important role in earth ecosystem

people should reduce the CO2 discharge into the atmosphere first; then

the normal function of river transporting silicon must be restored. In this way

the CO2 in the atmosphere can be kept in balance

the global warming slowed down

marine ecosystem development sustained

the drought in inner land eased

and the desert gradually under-controlled.

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