bioirrigation

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ irrigation.

Noun

bioirrigation (uncountable)

  1. (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.
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