Role of nearshore benthic algae in the Lake Michigan silica cycle

• John A. Berges ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: berges@uwm.edu

  Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America, School of Freshwater Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3124-4783

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• Allison M. Driskill,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America

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• Emily J. Guinn,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

  Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America

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• Kaytee Pokrzywinski,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States of America

  Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America

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• Jessica Quinlan,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Environmental Compliance and Sustainability, Kohl’s Incorporated, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States of America

  Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America

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• Benjamin von Korff,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Minnesota State University Mankato, Water Resources Center, South Mankato, Minnesota, United States of America

  Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America

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• Erica B. Young

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America, School of Freshwater Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0068-5938

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