bioirrigated

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

bio- +‎ irrigated

Adjective[edit]

bioirrigated (not comparable)

  1. biologically irrigated
    • 2015 August 1, “Effects of Bioadvection by Arenicola marina on Microphytobenthos in Permeable Sediments”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      However, enhanced rates of organic mineralization [33, 35 ] and solute exchange across the sediment–water interface in bioirrigated sediments, including oxygen fluxes into [13, 38 ], and CO 2 fluxes out of the sediment [39, 40 ] are well documented.