Reviews and syntheses: Impacts of plant-silica–herbivore interactions on terrestrial biogeochemical cycling

Hwang, Bernice C.; Metcalfe, Daniel B.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-1259-2021

Articles | Volume 18, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-1259-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-1259-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 4

Reviews and syntheses

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17 Feb 2021

Reviews and syntheses | Highlight paper |

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Reviews and syntheses: Impacts of plant-silica–herbivore interactions on terrestrial biogeochemical cycling

Bernice C. Hwang and Daniel B. Metcalfe

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Final revised paper (published on 17 Feb 2021)
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RC1: 'Interesting and timely paper, and authors' synthesis could be highlighted more clearly.', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Nov 2020
- AC1: 'Response to Referee 1 comments', Bernice Hwang, 18 Dec 2020
RC2: 'Excellent paper', Jonas Schoelynck, 08 Dec 2020
- AC2: 'Response to Referee 2 comment', Bernice Hwang, 18 Dec 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (18 Dec 2020) by Sara Vicca

AR by Bernice Hwang on behalf of the Authors (18 Dec 2020) Author's response Author's tracked changes

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (03 Jan 2021) by Sara Vicca

AR by Bernice Hwang on behalf of the Authors (12 Jan 2021) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Despite growing recognition of herbivores as important ecosystem engineers, many major gaps remain in our understanding of how silicon and herbivory interact to shape biogeochemical processes. We highlight the need for more research particularly in natural settings as well as on the potential effects of herbivory on terrestrial silicon cycling to understand potentially critical animal–plant–soil feedbacks.