bioirrigation
English
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Etymology
[edit]From bio- + irrigation.
Noun
[edit]bioirrigation (uncountable)
- (biology) Irrigation by a biological organization, sometimes as a result of bioturbation.
- 2020, David J. Burdige, Geochemistry of Marine Sediments, page 304:
- Diffusive models assume that bioirrigation can be quantified by an enhanced, apparent diffusion coefficient within a defined (irrigated) sediment layer, while advective models use an apparent pore-water advection velocity to account for bioirrigation.