bioirrigated

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ irrigated.

Adjective

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.