title: Editorial: Plant Silicon Interactions between Organisms and the Implications for Ecosystems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environment, Earth and Ecosystems, The Open University Milton Keynes, UK.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cooke
authors.affiliation: Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University Penrith, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Jane L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: DeGabriel
keywords: biogeochemical cycles; herbivore defense; phytoliths; plant silicon; silica