bioturbate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

bio- +‎ turbate

Verb[edit]

bioturbate (third-person singular simple present bioturbates, present participle bioturbating, simple past and past participle bioturbated)

  1. (biology) To rework and mix soils or other sediments.
    • 2019 June 25, Robert C. Aller, J. Kirk Cochran, “The Critical Role of Bioturbation for Particle Dynamics, Priming Potential, and Organic C Remineralization in Marine Sediments: Local and Basin Scales”, in Frontiers in Earth Science, →DOI:
      Basin and regional scale capture of labile substrates into bioturbated deposits can be generally demonstrated, for example, along the highly productive Cape Hatteras continental margin.

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