Difference between revisions of "Bioturbation"

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|definition=The mixing of sediment by the burrowing, feeding or other activity of living organims, forming a bioturbated sediment.<ref name="Lincoln">Lincoln R., Boxshall G. and Clark P. (1998). ''A Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics''. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, (England). 361pp.</ref>.}}
 
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Revision as of 10:31, 7 November 2007

Definition of Bioturbation:
The mixing of sediment by the burrowing, feeding or other activity of living organims, forming a bioturbated sediment.[1].
This is the common definition for Bioturbation, other definitions can be discussed in the article

Refernces

  1. Lincoln R., Boxshall G. and Clark P. (1998). A Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, (England). 361pp.