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. 2015 Jan 13;5:793. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00793

Table 1.

The mean foliar biogenic silica (BSi) concentrations (%Si by dry wt. ± SE) under the three treatment types and the control for five deciduous and one coniferous species at the Duke FACE experimental forest.

Treatment
Species Control
CO2 enrichment
N enrichment
N and CO2 enrichment
(%BSi as Si dry wt.)
Cornus florida (dogwood) 0.07 (±0.01) 0.07 (±0.01) 0.07 (±0.01) 0.08 (±0.01)
Pinus taeda (loblolly pine) 0.97 (±0.07) 0.90 (±0.36) nm nm
Cercis canadensis (red bud) 0.27 (±0.02) 0.19 (±0.00) 0.16 (±0.02) 0.50 (±0.21)
Acer rubrum (red maple) 1.06 (±0.12) 0.91 (±0.08) 0.98 (±0.19) 0.94 (±0.06)
Liquidambar styraciflua (sweet gum) 1.08 (±0.16) 0.95 (±0.05) 0.72 (±0.03) 0.92 (±0.11)
Ulmus alata (winged elm) 2.36 (±0.16) 2.57 (±0.23) 2.17 (±0.11) 1.90 (±0.35)

nm = not measured.