BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Drupal iCal API//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Events items teaser X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20120311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20111106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:68362fadcc9fc DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20120320T153000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20120320T163000 URL:/ecohydrology/events/adrian-smith-lecture-uw-philip pe-van-cappellen-canada SUMMARY:Adrian Smith lecture at UW with with Philippe Van Cappellen\, Canad a\nExcellence Research Chair in Ecohydrology\, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nTITLE: _THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE EARTH SYSTE M (USING THE\nSILICON CYCLE AS AN EXAMPLE)_\n\nSilicon is an essential nut rient\, both on land and in the oceans. The\nbiological fixation of silico n (Si) under the form of structural\nelements composed of amorphous biogen ic silica initiates the\nbiological cycle of Si\, and links it to those of carbon and other\nbioactive elements. Because the release of dissolved si licate by\nweathering of crustal rocks is a slow process\, biosiliceous or ganisms\nare strongly dependent on the efficient recycling of biogenic sil ica\nin the environment.\n DTSTAMP:20250527T213333Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR