bioturbation
noun
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noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Latin turbō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin turbātiō English bioturbation From bio- + Latin turbātiō (“disturbance; confusion”).
- The mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms.
“If bioturbation is not present, the newly deposited material stays at the bed surface.”