Assertion: diatom | /r/CapableOf | control biogenic cycling of silicon
Facets:
value: in the world's oceans
type: LOCATION
value: to such an extent
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In creating these walls from silicon dissolved in sea water as silicic acid, diatoms control the biogenic cycling of silicon in the world's oceans to such an extent that every atom of silicon entering the ocean is incorporated into a diatom cell wall on average 39 times before being buried on the sea floor46.