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bioturbation
bi·o·tur·ba·tion B0271050 (bī′ō-tər-bā′shən)n. The stirring or mixing of sediment or soil by organisms, especially by burrowing or boring.
[German : bio-, bio- + Latin turbātiō, turbātiōn-, distrubance (from turbātus, past participle of turbāre, to stir up; see disturb).]
bi′o·turbed′ (-tûrbd′) adj.bioturbation (ˌbaɪəʊˌtɜːˈbeɪʃən) nthe stirring of sediment by organismsbioturbation
bioturbation[¦bī·o·tər′bā·shən] (geology) The disruption of marine sedimentary structures by the activities of benthic organisms. |